The gas line explosion along Florida’s Turnpike near Lake Worth Road was heard and felt by many people Thursday morning.
AND FORCED ONE ELEMENTARYSCHOOL TO EVACUATE.NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY IS LIVE ALONG THESCENE AFTER SPEAKING WITHPEOPLE WHO HEARD IT.
MATT?KELLEY THERE ARE DEVELOPMENTSON BOTH SIDES OF THE TURNPIKEHERE - APARTMENTS - HOUSES -AND EVEN A SCHOOL - AND PEOPSAY THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARDAND FELT -<< SUZANNE NIXON WAS WORKINGAT HOME IN HER CONDO WHEN ITHAPPENED.
131608“I SAT THEREAND HEARD THIS HUMUNGOUS BOOMAND A VIBRATIO” THE SOUND OFTHE GAS PIPELINE RUPTURE WASLIKE NOTHING ANYONE HAD EVERHEARD.
THE SECURITY CAMERA ATTHE LAKE WORTH GOLD MINECAPTURED THE MOMENTÃSTOREOWNER JUSTIN LEVINÃ106“OUTOF NOWHERE I FELT ALMOST LIKEA SHOCKWAVE IT TOOK THE WINDOUT OF M” JUSTIN SAYS IT TOOKONLY 60 SECONDS FOR HIM ANDHIS BROTHER TO CLOSE UP THESHOP AND GET OUTÃ145“THEREGOES NEXT TO THE STORE ANDRIGHT AWAY I KNEW WE HAD TOEVACUATE AND GET OUT OF THEREBEFORE IT TRIGGERED A DOMINOEFFECT” A NEARBY ELEMENTARYSCHOOLÃDISCOVERY KEYÃMOVEDSTUDENTS OUT BY BUS TO AMIDDLE SCHOOLÃRAISINGCONCERNS AMONG SOME PARENTS &143315“I FIGURED TWO TO ASEAT, NO HE SAID THREE TOSEAT, YOUTHREE TO A SEAT AND THENCRYING ABOUT COVID THE WHOLETIME” A SCHOOL DISTRICTSPOKESPERSON SAYS ALL STUDENDID HAVE MASKS AND THE GOALWAS TO MOVE THEM OUT QUICKLY.NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT WASHAPPENING AND WHAT MIGHTHAPPEN NEXT SEEMED TO GRIPMANY PEOPLE.
131622“IT WASNLIKE A REGULAR SOUND AND ITKEPT GOING AND KEPT GOING ANDTHE TREMORS, I KEPT FEELINGTREMORS IT DIDNAFTER A COUPLE MINUTE”
Witnesses said the sound and vibration caused by the explosion seemed to continue leaving them scared, not knowing exactly what was..
