{"id":224963,"date":"2023-12-05T03:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224963"},"modified":"2023-12-05T03:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:24:17","slug":"house-explodes-in-huge-fireball-in-arlington-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/house-explodes-in-huge-fireball-in-arlington-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"House EXPLODES in huge fireball in Arlington, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Shocking moment house EXPLODES in Arlington, Virginia after person barricaded inside fired shots at police who were preparing to storm in<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Police said a person inside the house was firing gunshots at officers as they tried to get into the home at about 4:45 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Subsequently, an explosion occurred at the residence and officers continue to investigate the circumstances of the explosion,&#8217; authorities said\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The blast left the house in the city&#8217;s Bluemont neighborhood in flames\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A house exploded in a huge fireball in Arlington, Virginia on Monday night as cops prepared to burst in to apprehend a suspect firing a flare gun.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police said a person inside the duplex was also firing gunshots at officers,\u00a0including a SWAT armored vehicle, as they tried to get into the home at about 4:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Subsequently, an explosion occurred at the residence and officers continue to investigate the circumstances of the explosion,&#8217; authorities in Arlington said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Disturbing footage of the blast was shared online, with the property completely obliterated by the violent blast and subsequent fireball. It is unclear if anyone was hurt or killed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The blast left the house in the city&#8217;s Bluemont neighborhood in flames.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews trying to put out the fire while area residents have either been evacuated or told to shelter-in-place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78579279-12825893-image-a-9_1701742036151.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It looked like a scene out of an action movie when a house in the Washington DC suburb of Arlington, Virginia exploded into flames Monday night during a standoff.<\/p>\n<p>Police tweeted out just after 8 p.m. that they were headed to North Burlington Street attempting to execute a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>They said a suspect had been discharging a flare gun from his residence and the request for shelter-in-place began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By around 8:30 p.m., people began reporting having heard a loud explosion in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the suspect discharged several rounds inside his home before the blast.<\/p>\n<p>Local fire and emergency services posted on X that they had dispatched to the scene to try and put out what they were describing as a &#8216;structure fire.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78579281-12825893-image-a-10_1701744399227.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police said a person inside the house was firing gunshots at officers as they tried to get into the home at about 4:45 pm<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78579459-12825893-image-a-11_1701744402053.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The blast left the house in the city&#8217;s Bluemont neighborhood in flames<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78579457-12825893-image-a-12_1701744405213.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews trying to put out the fire while area residents have either been evacuated or told to shelter-in-place<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78579463-12825893-image-a-14_1701744418206.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Local fire and emergency services posted on X that they had dispatched to the scene to try and put out what they were describing as a &#8216;structure fire&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>WTOP, a local radio station, got a call from a listener who claimed to live in the area, saying police were trying to coax the suspect out of his house.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor who spoke to ARLnow said they believe &#8216;it blew up the entire duplex&#8217; but is hopeful the family next door &#8216;was evacuated before it blew up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Other neighbors reported the blast having shook their beds and left behind an &#8216;acrid stench.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, police have only reported &#8216;minor injuries&#8217; and no one has been taken to the hospital yet, though paramedics were told to expect &#8216;multiple burn patients.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>This is a developing story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12825893\/Shocking-moment-house-EXPLODES-Arlington-Virginia-person-barricaded-inside-fired-shots-police-preparing-storm-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking moment house EXPLODES in Arlington, Virginia after person barricaded inside fired shots at police who were&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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