Catastrophes · Explosion à TucumcariUne explosion dans une maison à Tucumcari brûle deux personnes et souffle un côté de l’habitationRédigé 29 octobre 2026 à 21:27 UTCRegarderTranscription0:07An explosion blew out one side of a home and burned both people inside.0:10Both occupants needed hospital care.0:12Utilities were shut off, and emergency officials warned neighbors away from two0:15nearby intersections.0:17Investigators still have to determine whether a suspected gas leak caused the0:20explosion.0:21Ambulances took two people to Dansea, Trig Memorial Hospital in Tucumkari after the0:26explosion Thursday morning, October twenty-ninth.0:29Firefighters, emergency medical crews, and police responded to the house.0:33The house is in the five hundred block of West Turner Street on the city's north0:36side.0:37Emergency officials named the intersections at North Sixth and North Seventh Streets0:41in their warning to stay clear.0:42Fire Chief Casey Mackey said both occupants suffered burns over much of their0:46bodies.0:47He expected they would need transfer to a facility with a burn unit.0:50Both patients were reportedly later airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock.0:54Their current conditions haven't been announced.0:56The fire chief's description of their burns gives a sense of the injuries, but T1:00here is still no prognosis.1:01Dispatch received the call shortly after seven in the morning.1:04The blast reportedly happened shortly before eight.1:07A call time and an explosion time describe different moments, but the gap between1:11these two times hasn't been explained.1:13Interim police chief Mel Lomach suspects natural gas leaked into the house.1:17He believes an occupant then lit a cigarette, igniting the gas.1:20His explanation is preliminary, while Mackie's account describes the injuries and1:24need for further care.1:25New Mexico State Fire Marshal investigators are now at the scene.1:28They still have to determine the cause, including where any gas leak began and what1:32ignited the explosion.1:34Firefighters encountered little fire despite the force that blew out the side of the1:37house.1:38No other structures were reported damaged, and three dogs inside the home escaped1:42injury.1:43New Mexico Gas and Excel Energy shut off utilities to the residents.1:46Lomach said, gas service was also shut off in the surrounding area.1:50The full reach of that interruption and a restoration time haven't been announced.1:54Emergency management published its stay, clear warning at eight o two that morning,1:58citing fire and police activity.2:00No evacuations were reported during the initial response.2:03The warning identified the two intersections residents were asked to avoid.2:07Officials haven't announced whether access restrictions and utility interruptions2:10have ended.2:11T here is no confirmed all.2:12Clear for this explosion.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDex
