A natural-gas leak caused an explosion early Sunday at a three-story Super 8 Motel in Hagerstown. A guest told the night clerk gas was leaking from the laundry room area. The gas company told the clerk to turn the gas off, which he was attempting when the explosion occurred. He pulled the alarm and called 911. Guests jumped from windows and lowered themselves using bedsheets. A family had their hair singed.'' One person suffered minor injuries. The explosion threw debris 300 feet and blew out the building's front. The fire couldn't be put out until the gas line was shut off.
A natural-gas leak caused an explosion early Sunday at a three-story Super 8 Motel in Hagerstown. A guest told the night clerk gas was leaking from the laundry room area. The gas company told the clerk to turn the gas off, which he was attempting when the explosion occurred. He pulled the alarm and called 911. Guests jumped from windows and lowered themselves using bedsheets. One person suffered minor injuries. The explosion threw debris 300 feet and blew out the building's front. The fire couldn't be put out until the gas line was shut off.