Blowed Up Good... Real Good.
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Regina fire department says ‘compromised’ gas line at fault in house explosion
After combing through the wreckage, Regina Fire and Protective Services have determined natural gas caused the...
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“Fire investigators located a gas line within the property that had been ‘compromised’ and determined this explosion was related to natural gas,” the fire department said in a statement Monday afternoon. “An ignition source could not be located due to the extent of the damage.”
Compromised how? In a building that that be empty & boarded up for a year? Hmmm
Investigation into house explosion leads to discovery of criminal act, RPS asking for assistance
Updated Dec. 2, 2022 5:26 p.m. CST
Published Dec. 2, 2022 12:42 p.m. CST
The Regina Police Service (RPS) is asking the public for information or video that could assist in the investigation into a building explosion in the north central area on Nov. 13.
Around 10:40 a.m., police were called to the area of 6th Avenue and Retallack Street for a report of a building explosion at 1202 Retallack St.
Officers blocked off traffic and began to investigate whether the explosion was criminal.
Through investigation, police determined a gas line in the building had been compromised on Nov. 13 sometime between the hours of 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., according to a release from RPS.
Det. Cst. Mark Oliver said police were able to determine the time frame based on the build up of gas pressure. However, he could not say how the gas line was compromised or if it was intentional as the matter is still under investigation.
Although the explosion itself was accidental, RPS said the compromise of the gas line is a criminal act and officers are looking to find out who is responsible for that.
“We can’t really say what the charge is going to be,” Oliver said.
“We know that the property was vacant so anybody in there constitutes as a break and enter. We know that the line was compromised so that constitutes as mischief.”
RPS are asking anyone in the area who may have seen suspicious activity or have stored video in a surveillance system to contact them or Crime Stoppers.
“We know that many cameras were destroyed because of the event and most of that (video) is stored in the cloud or on a hard drive, so we’re looking for some evidence that may come forward of any suspicious activity,” Oliver said.
According to police, no serious injuries were reported due to the explosion.
Copper thieves.
This is the apartment next door to the above explosion:Investigation into house explosion leads to discovery of criminal act, RPS asking for assistance
The aftermath of a major explosion in Regina's North Central neighbourhood on Nov. 13, 2022. (Brianne Foley/CTV News)
The Regina Police Service (RPS) is asking the public for information or video that could assist in the investigation into a building explosion in the north central area on Nov. 13.
“We know that the property was vacant so anybody in there constitutes as a break and enter. We know that the line was compromised so that constitutes as mischief.”
…& this is it before the explosion:
The end of North Central is coming soon. High density. Its a flipping beautifully treed piece of the city. Build back better.