Explosion Calgary

A northeast Calgary house explosion has rocked a Marlborough community after leaving 10 injured Monday morning.

As of early Monday afternoon, numerous residents were still waiting for their electricity to return. On Maryvale Way, debris could be seen scattered across the street and onto neighbouring homes. “There was a guy helping people out of the basement and I was helping them out of the debris. “In my pyjamas, I ran outside. “I looked out the front door and I just heard people yelling and crying. “They were burned, missing skin, it was messed up.” That was also the case for other area residents who spoke to Postmedia, with those throughout neighbouring northeast communities reporting a loud bang and shake. “The house is pretty much collapsed. “We still haven’t been able to complete a search of the source house because it’s in pretty bad shape. EMS spokesman Adam Loria said paramedics took the 10 victims — all adults — to various hospitals throughout the city. Firefighters, police and paramedics arrived within minutes at the home on the 600 block of Maryvale Way N.E. Article content

The explosion flung shingles, wood and pink chunks of insulation into trees and onto roofs three houses in all directions and seriously injured at least 10 ...

Fire and police were also on scene trying to determine the cause of the blast. Firefighters and police officers were on scene trying to determine the cause of the blast. “From talking to the rest of my neighbors, every house on the block got rocked.” Many of the injured were believed to have been inside the home when it blew up and were sent to various hospitals in the city, the department said. When he finally reached her, he said, she told him that several of the people who’d escaped out the back of the house had taken shelter in their garage before being taken to hospital. The explosion in the neighbourhood of Marlborough in the city’s northeast flung shingles, wood and pink chunks of insulation into trees and onto roofs in all directions.