At three AM, Les UDs were shocked from sleep by a big explosion.
“I’ve never heard anything like that before,” said UD. “Sounds as though it might be coming from the train tracks.”
Her first thought was a blast of (possibly dangerous) materials on a boxcar.
“Isn’t it raining?” said Mr UD. “Maybe it was lightning?”
“Don’t think so. It’s not raining very hard. And that just sounded like an explosion, not lightning. Maybe a house exploded? I’d go outside and look around, but if there’s been a release of chemicals… Let’s listen for sirens.”
Sirens started up in two minutes. Les UDs went back to sleep.
This morning’s newspaper reports that a house exploded.
Right next to Garrett Park.
Two people were seriously burned overnight after a large explosion destroyed a Rockville area home and threw the pair into the backyard …
Damaged adjacent houses too.
May 5th, 2011 at 5:44AM
Meth so close to sylvan Garrett Park? Oh dear!
May 5th, 2011 at 6:08AM
I’m afraid it turned out to be a badly installed dryer!