House Explosion in Hamburg

[rusty shackleford]

A house blew up in Lake View last night along route 5. I live almost 2 miles away and my house shook like it happened down the street. &nbsp
 

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/house-explosion-hamburg/71-114aa551-58cf-440d-a1b0-97ba00a7bd92

[Wacka]

The man that was transported to ECMC died. The news this AM said a  woman was also injured.

[Figster]

On 5/13/2025 at 9:41 AM, Wacka said:

The man that was transported to ECMC died. The news this AM said a  woman was also injured.

So the man died?

 

I can't find any updates. My Aunt has a house 3 streets away. My cousin said she thought it was an earthquake at first.

[Wacka]

The woman (wife) died, the man (husband) was taken to ECMC in critical condition and is still there.

[Figster]

29 minutes ago, Wacka said:

The woman (wife) died, the man (husband) was taken to ECMC in critical condition and is still there.

Thanks

[BuffaloBill]

Scenario sounds like a gas leak. How awful and devastating for the family and friends of the deceased.

[Figster]

2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:

Scenario sounds like a gas leak. How awful and devastating for the family and friends of the deceased.

I keep seeing these explosions happen in the news with no follow up?

[rusty shackleford]

There hasn’t been a ton of updates in the news but being in a few overlapping neighborhood Facebook groups, I’ve heard a few additional things.

 

The husband was found almost right away in the rubble by the responding officer. The officer lives down the street and was on patrol close by when it happened so heard it live. The husband told them his wife was also inside. By the time they found her she was dead. He was taken to ECMC in critical condition.

 

They also had a dog, Lucie, that was critically injured and was taken to Orchard Park Veterinary Hospital. The vet bills were quite expensive and people have been making donations directly to the vet. Cousins of the victims are sharing info on the dog, trying to find her a new forever home. The dog has been very traumatized from the incident so they are trying to find a calm environment with not other pets.

 

National Fuel claims that it wasn’t caused by a gas leak. I have no idea how they can tell that with how bad the house was leveled but apparently they can.

 

The house next door caught on fire right away from the burning debris that landed on the roof. The people that were living there were renting the house and were out of town at the time. It sounds like a few neighbors and first responders were able to grab some sentimental things from the house, but it needed to be demolished early the next day for safety. 

Edited May 21 by rusty shackleford