A series of gas explosions an official described as “Armageddon” has killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston. Flames consume a home in Lawrence, a suburb of Boston (WCVB via AP)“It looked like Armageddon, it really did,” Andover Fire Chief Michael Mansfield told reporters. Spread over wide swath of south #Lawrence and northern part of #NorthAndover with several others across Merrimack River in north Lawrence. pic.twitter.com/a7kBYaWFrJ — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 13, 2018Aerial footage of the area showed some homes that appeared to be torn apart by blasts. The three communities house more than 146,000 residents about 26 miles north of Boston, near the New Hampshire border.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2018 00:11 UTC