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Virginia Home Explodes After Suspect Fires Flare Gun Inside: Cops

‘LOUD BOOM’

Officers on the scene were treated for minor injuries after the explosion, which knocked out the power in the surrounding area and was heard by residents two miles away.

A house explosion in Arlington, Virginia.
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A suburban Virginia neighborhood was rattled by the fiery explosion of a house after officers were sent to the area on Monday night to execute a search warrant, the Arlington County Police Department said.

Officers were called to the scene at around 4:45 p.m.

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