One of the firefighters called to a home inSterling, Virginia on a report of a gas smell was killed in anexplosion. Nine more firefighters and two more people were injured.The cause of the blast is believed to be a gas leak pic.twitter.com/EQjDY3E3lD
— RT (@RT_com) February 18, 2024
美国维吉尼亚州劳登郡斯特灵一处民宅，于当地时间16日晚间7时40分许发生气爆，造成在屋内检查的消防员1死9伤，从爆炸后的现场影像中，可以看到建筑物被夷为平地，相当骇人。
据《NBC》报导，劳登郡消防官员威廉斯（JamesWilliams）透露，民宅在气爆中遭到“彻底的破坏”，街道和邻近房屋也有受损，9名生还消防员伤势有重有轻，已向殉职消防员家属告知状况，其他媒体消息显示还有2名平民受伤。
斯特灵义消指出，在气爆发生时，消防员正在道路上对瓦斯外洩进行补救。另外，威廉斯被媒体询问邻居闻到瓦斯味的问题，但威廉斯并未透露消防员是不是为了搜寻瓦斯洩露源头，才会进入屋内并因此受到爆炸波及。
威廉斯指出，在气爆后现场仍有火势，预计会持续闷烧，劳登郡消防局长办公室已著手调查这起事故。为华盛顿州、马里兰州、维吉尼亚州提供服务的公用事业公司“华盛顿天然气”，也派出人员到气爆地点协助调查。
I don’t know what happened in #Sterling Virginia – but I think it’s safe to say that it’s notwhat we were told.
gas leak or not – houses do not spontaneously leak gas andexplode.
that’s the only dot you need to connect right now. the rest willcome out at some point. pic.twitter.com/QDNdhp70Li
— The Rubber Duck ™ (@TheRubberDuck79) February 17, 2024
The significant presence of police cars andemergency vehicles at the scene of a house explosion in Sterling,Virginia, tonight is reminiscent of the situation in Miami, where asimilar response occurred.
What is the real emergency about? pic.twitter.com/m4Dt1IUMT3
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) February 17, 2024
Remember this one exploding around DC a fewmonths ago. Another one to the list of home explosions on the EastCoast this past year.#USA#BREAKING #Sterling #Virginia #explosion #Fire pic.twitter.com/RqgMNRp4rZ
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 17, 2024
几个月前，这件事在华盛顿特区爆发了。去年东海岸发生的另一起家庭爆炸案。
