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Investigators and utility workers picked through the smoldering ruins of a rowhouse neighborhood Thu

(17 Feb 2011) HEADLINE: Natural gas explosion in Pa. kills 5 people CAPTION: Investigators and utility workers picked through the smoldering ruins of a rowhouse neighborhood Thursday, trying to determine whether an 83-year-old cast-iron gas main was the culprit in a thunderous explosion that killed five people. (Feb. 10) NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST TWO HOMES -- COMPLETELY LEVELED. FIREFIGHTERS REMOVE THE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS.. THE YOUNGEST, AN INFANT, ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD, THE OLDEST, A 79 YEAR OLD MAN. "They were beautiful people." THE HOME SHE SHARED WITH HER HUSBAND: NOW DESTROYED. IT APPEARS A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION IS TO BLAME. "I'm telling you we were in our house, there was no odor, there was no smell, just like a regular night, you're sitting half-asleep watching TV and then it was like all hell broke loose. Boom, boom, bang, bang, just all over." INVESTIGATORS DON'T KNOW YET EXACTLY WHAT SPARKED THE GAS TO EXPLODE. CREWS HAD TO DIG INTO THE STREET AND PUMP FOAM INTO THE GAS LINES TO STOP THEM FROM FEEDING THE FIRE. [VOICE-OVER] NEIGHBOR JAWAIDHI COX (Jew Ate E Cox) CAUGHT THE FIRE ON HER CELL PHONE. [SOT/Jawaidhi Cox, Neighbor] "I felt it like a big boom." [VOICE-OVER] "I felt it first, a big boom...as I started recording it I could see the fire spreading rapidly, and nobody could do anything about it, the fire trucks weren't on scene yet." A DAY LATER...FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO POUR MORE WATER ON THOSE HOUSES STILL STANDING. AS A RESULT, ICE COATS EVERYTHING. "This is a very difficult time but we are a resilient city, and we are going to do everything we can to rebuild this neighborhood and provide resources to the residents." MORE THAN 40 BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED, A HALF-DOZEN WILL HAVE TO BE TORN DOWN COMPLETELY. TED SHAFFREY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...