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Explosion Destroys Part of Forestville Strip Mall
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by Jordan Yerman | May 7, 2009 at 01:01 pm
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An explosion destroyed part of the Penn Mar Shopping Center, a strip mall in Forestville, Prince George's County, Maryland, this afternoon.Six people, including five firefighters were injured while the fire department evacuated mall tenants and patrons after getting called to check out a possible gas leak.
There are no know fatalities at this time. The incident occurred about ten miles southeast of Washington, DC.
A gas company employee was also seriously injured in the blast, at the Penn Mar Shopping Center in Forestville. There are no known fatalities.
Because of the possible gas leak, county firefighters were called to the mall in the 3400 block of Donnel Drive just prior to the explosion, officials said. They evacuated the Forestville Pregnancy Center, a Ledo Pizza, a Subway and other shops.
Six businesses were damaged in the blast.
The front windows of the strip mall stores were blown 60 to 70 feet outward, the back cinderblock wall was blown out and the roof was lifted up and then shifted back into place.
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