Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
The video embed code is disabled. That is usually enough for me to keep going and forget all about it. I have always wondered who posts a video to youtube but doesn’t want anyone to see it? However, this video is pretty decent footage prior to FD arrival. The explosion leveled the house. The house is located in Bushnell, Illinois.
The video states:
The home at 519 Washington St. was leveled by a gas explosion around 2:30 p.m. The blast was heard little over seven miles away and also caught one other house on fire, leaving a large crater in the roof. It was not known if those occupants were home when the fire started.
No injuries were reported, but an ambulance was called for a firefighter reportedly having chest pains.
The occupant of the house Bradl Thompson, was outside with his dogs at the time. His wife was believed to be at work at the time.
Houses on the gas line and sewer system were also evacuated as well as those at least one block away on either side according to Bushnell Police Chief Merv Hilliard. At about 6:30 p.m. police said residents were being allowed back into their homes.
Firefighters from Macomb, Emmet-Chalmers, Good Hope and Adair fire departments were called in to help the Bushnell-Prairie City Fire Department battle the two fires.Fire Department
