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Saturday, September 29, 2018

Car Bombing Rocks Downtown Allentown

A friend who lives in downtown Allentown just sent me this: "There was just an explosion on the corner of N hall and chew Streets. Witnesses are describing it as a car bomb. It shook our house on [redacted]. One lady said there were body parts everywhere. I did not get close enough to confirm that. But the total annihilation of the car would suggest one or more fatalities. Picture attached."

A video sent to me separately reveals a severed human hand at the scene. I decline to post that video.

There is some speculation that the explosion could have been the result of improperly installed nitrous tanks. I have no idea whether that is so. That seems more likely than an intentional bombing, but that car definitely became a bomb.

A police officer at the scene expressed doubt that the explosion was caused by a nitrous tank.

Update 8:10am, 9/30: It appears the explosion was at W Turner (not Chew) and N Hall St.

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2018 at 11:45 PM

    Just a few blocks away, could hear massive ems response. Fortunately did not witness this horror

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 12:18 AM

    Holy Shit! They are not content with shooting each other, now they are bombing each other? Ole Mayor O'Connell is giving a new meaning to the term city with no limits(on violence).

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  3. Bernie O'HareSeptember 30, 2018 at 12:36 AM

    Who are “They?” Do you have any concern for the human lives lost in a terrible tragedy or are you just going to be a disgusting person?

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 1:17 AM

    Turner, not Chew.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 1:18 AM

    Let's not speculate till the ATF provides details. There will be plenty of time for discussion later

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  6. Bernie O'HareSeptember 30, 2018 at 8:12 AM

    "Turner, not Chew."

    Yeas, my source was slightly off about the precise location.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    CBS philly had the aforementioned video with the body part last night....just terrible.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 11:09 AM

    Crazy !

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 1:32 PM

    What car Bernie, I had thought it looked more like a motorcycle? There was only wheels and twisted metal visible after the fire was extinguished.

    The old guard is sending a message on its way out we can get to anyone anywhere and we know where you are there is no escaping?

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  10. Bernie O'HareSeptember 30, 2018 at 2:14 PM

    10:37, I saw that and the NBC video. The one sent my way was more graphic and included people who were acting as though it was really cool.

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  11. JENNIFER FEATHERSTONESeptember 30, 2018 at 2:32 PM

    SO SAD R.I.P TO THE VICTIMS IN THE CAR AND TO ALL THERE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH THERE TRAGIC LOSS

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2018 at 4:17 PM

    ABC thinks it was in a "suburban" neighborhood.

    https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/dead-car-explodes-suburban-pennsylvania-neighborhood/story?id=58184094

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  13. Bernie O'HareSeptember 30, 2018 at 7:16 PM

    LOL. I guess it is, if downtown A'town is a suburb of NYC and Philly.

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  14. Bernie O'HareSeptember 30, 2018 at 10:05 PM

    Deleted a troll. Hey asshole, three people are dead. Nobody gives a shit about an allStar vote 16 years ago.

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  15. Louie DenaldoOctober 1, 2018 at 8:18 PM

    Very sad. Just read a toddler was in this car. As a father of two toddlers, I can’t even imagine. Praying for their families.

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