Fortunately I was in town playing bass from 3 pm until 8… and my wife was with me. When we got finished the top story on all major news outlets in Houston was regarding this massive explosion of a 31″ natural gas pipe that occured “at 529 and Fry Rd North” was all we knew, which happens to be 1 block from where we live!

The explosion and resultant fire was plainly visible from all over town, 30 miles away, and the fire sent flames 200 feet into the air.

We arrived home at 9 pm or so and took the backroads to avoid traffic, but we could smell it and we saw a fire truck leaving from near our home. No damage – no one hurt, but it was a spooky story to hear about from in town.

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