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    Mike Tobin reports from Chicago

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In the towards -- the wheel house shook things along the walls.

So what happened a massive explosion rocks and Indianapolis neighborhood over the weekend at least two people were killed on this home.

In this middle class neighborhood burst into flames and then ignited a huge fire look at these pictures.

By morning more than eighty homes.

Eighty were either damaged or destroyed.

Neighbors say that the blast could be felt -- miles away.

That in watching TV -- two notes systems loud explosion know how sure.

Things fall off the walls.

We got up ran outside and look around there's installation on them stone Nixon over the probably since.

-- on my nephew and I ran over and the house bill is in the middle of the neighborhood house on -- claims were evidently gas line.

But the house next -- -- holes I was caved in and we heard people you know so we went and pulled out two daughters and then -- -- -- the loves to read about him out and then -- -- fire.

Honda got around this place start -- -- -- -- zero he saved those people's lives with the folks -- -- helping hand Mike Tobin is live on this story in Chicago so Mike.

What happened is a big question.

Yeah it really that is what's so perplexing about this Martha so far no cause for this explosion a spokesman for citizens energy a power company out there.

Says no one reported smelling gas ahead of the explosion a local congressman.

He says that -- meth lab or a bomb have been ruled out as in terms of causes of the explosion.

Investigators aren't saying anything but all we know right now is of people are doing their business.

RI AA in their homes at 11 o'clock on Saturday night and all that once the neighborhood just erupted in flames and broken glass.

The bomb -- -- the explosions -- bomb blast for the blast was so powerful.

That people three miles away it reported that their homes we're shaken badly at the center of the blast.

All you see is splintered wood and charred earth you mentioned eighty homes it would damage.

31 homes damaged so badly they'll probably have to be taken right down to the ground 200 people from that neighbor.

What were forced to stay shelters overnight my.

Well thanks to -- -- like the man we just heard from.

He was able to -- -- some of those lives but there were two lives lost in this so what do we know about them.

Well the investigators aren't saying anything but the local elementary school just held a candlelight vigil for Jennifer long -- she was a second grade teacher.

At that elementary school and our local affiliate out there reports -- the other person who was killed in that explosion was her husband they were on the home.

Right next to the blast people at the elementary school said Jennifer -- was unforgettable.

Martin and gosh what a tragedy -- awful story right -- will learn more in the coming hours and days thank you so much.

Mike -- get it.

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