Irvington rocked by small, mysterious explosion; no one injured

[KellyinAvon]

What the??!!

The explosion happened around 10:45 p.m. in the roadway median at East Washington Street and Campbell Avenue.

A man driving through the area in a vehicle equipped with a dashcam captured the detonation on video.
The man was uninjured. His car was covered by mud from the blast, but it was otherwise undamaged.

Residents as far as 20 blocks away reported hearing the boom and feeling their homes shake.

There is a large hole in the median where the device was located.
IMPD says their Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit is conducting an investigation.

https://fox59.com/2018/10/04/irvington-rocked-by-mysterious-explosion/

 

[churchmouse]

IUD.........are they here.......

 

[KellyinAvon]

IUD.........are they here.......

Uhh, I think you mean IED there CM.

 

[churchmouse]

Uhh, I think you mean IED there CM.

................good catch.

 

[halfmileharry]

Uhh, I think you mean IED there CM.

Depends on gender of the perp

 

[yeti rider]

IUD.........are they here.......

Comedy gold, right there!

 

[patience0830]

LOL.


IUD.

 

[femurphy77]

IUD.........are they here.......

Reminds me of the dyslexic cop that was told to go hand out some DUI's!

 

[Trigger Time]

See this is what I'm always looking for when I drive see!! Proof
my guess is a underground ruptured gas line. But I'm making this super intelligent professional opinionated response from my couch with no pants on , so take it for what it's worth

Buuuut you would think the real professionals would have been able to immediately asses this and no need or call for EOD would have been made. So theres probably more to this

 

[KellyinAvon]

See this is what I'm always looking for when I drive see!! Proof
my guess is a underground ruptured gas line. But I'm making this super intelligent professional opinionated response from my couch with no pants on , so take it for what it's worth

Buuuut you would think the real professionals would have been able to immediately asses this and no need or call for EOD would have been made. So theres probably more to this

Would there be a gas main in the median? Guess they could be anywhere.

Quick reference: IED? Call EOD. IUD? Call GYN. That is all.

 

[T.Lex]

Quite the coincidence, but one report said there was someone driving by with a dash cam at the exact moment of the explosion and got it on film.

The exact moment.

On film.

Quite the coincidence.

 

[Spear Dane]

IUD.........are they here.......

Oh magawds. LMAO.

 

[halfmileharry]

IEDs are dangerous....

 

[Alamo]

Quite the coincidence, but one report said there was someone driving by with a dash cam ..

The exact moment.

On film.

Quite the coincidence.

That is an amazing coincidence, since dash cams generally tend to be digital, not film-based.

Or maybe you're of a certain age...

 

[BigRed]

Somewhere in town there is somebody saying, "Well, it worked."

 

[T.Lex]

That is an amazing coincidence, since dash cams generally tend to be digital, not film-based.

Or maybe you're of a certain age...

BetaMax or bust, baybee.

 

[femurphy77]

Ok I admit it.. . .I shouldn't have had that second burrito for lunch yesterday.

 

[femurphy77]

BetaMax or bust, baybee.

I actually saw a betamax vcr and a bunch of tapes at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago.

 

[VUPDblue]

Quite the coincidence, but one report said there was someone driving by with a dash cam at the exact moment of the explosion and got it on film.

The exact moment.

On film.

Quite the coincidence.

I worked a fatal hit and run crash two years ago and it was solved because the next guy in traffic behind the victim had a dash cam.
My shift partner was in a very bad crash 6 months ago or so and the how/what/why was answered because a guy on the opposite side of the intersection had a dash cam.

They are probably more prolific than you think.

 

[BobDaniels]

Quite the coincidence, but one report said there was someone driving by with a dash cam at the exact moment of the explosion and got it on film.

The exact moment.

On film.

Quite the coincidence.

I used to live by Twin Aire (still own the house if anyone is interested in buying a rental, anyone, anyone?) and can safely say Washington St is a busy road at all times of day.