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Explosion destroys Ore. mobile home, injures man

The Columbian
Published: April 1, 2012, 5:00pm

DAMASCUS, Ore. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what caused an explosion that destroyed a mobile home near Damascus, Ore., sending one man to a hospital.

The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/IenIod ) that preliminary findings indicate Monday’s blast was not related to a natural gas leak.

Still, Clackamas Fire District 1 spokesman Steve McAdoo says it’s too early to rule anything out.

The explosion damaged a water main that serves about 30 people in the mobile home development. The Oregon Red Cross is providing assistance to seven families.

McAdoo says the injured man was on the home’s front porch when the blast went off. He was badly burned.

The spokesman says the explosion also damaged two adjacent mobile homes and an outbuilding.

Damascus is southeast of Portland.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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