House Explosion in North Arlington

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Beyond weird how giddy this man is after just witnessing a horrible explosion.

This guys reaction is very strange and I don't want to hear anything about shock--this ain't it. Something isn't right here.

I smile when I'm nervous and make jokes to soothe anxiety. I did this at my parents hospice home, its just how some people are wired.

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Beyond weird how giddy this man is after just witnessing a horrible explosion.

This guys reaction is very strange and I don't want to hear anything about shock--this ain't it. Something isn't right here.

I watched the video. He is fine. Some of y'all are kind of paranoid.

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Anonymous wrote:Most homeowners insurance will deny a claim caused by the home owner, such as arson. It voids the policy. I wonder if this will be the case here and makes me feel even worse for the other duplex family as they will have an uphill battle getting it rebuilt.

In Del Ray 2 years ago there was a duplex that burned quickly to the ground (and taking cars with it). The fire started in the side that housed a well known hoarder and she also hoarded propane tanks among other trash. The first very quickly spread to the adjoining unit where a mother and baby were home and she said she barely had time to get her baby and her dog out, much less move her car or grab anything else. Police evacuated a 4 block radius for hours.

It still hasn’t been rebuilt.

They'll have to sue him, but I doubt he has money. I would imagine their insurance would kick in which will cost them a lot on the long run

He owns the land which is worth hundreds of thousands. Does the other family have to rebuild one side of a duplex? Could a small SFH fit on the lot?

Just from looking at the lot, it looks like a small detached home could fit on it. There's probably still not much to be done without coordination of the other owner though. At the very least, both lots need to be cleared to start construction.

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So the neighbor's house is gone as well?

It was a duplex! His side on the left, but the covered entrance has 2 doors to each unit. The side on the right with the snowman was the family living next door who he claimed was stalking him. Thank god he didn't just blow the place up while everyone was sleeping.

So NOVA talking the talk straight to real eastate value. SMH.

This was the neighbor’s house that was destroyed when both duplex halves exploded.

https://redf.in/w8Vv0v

I’m a PP upthread — I see now there are 2 entrances under the overhang. It was hard to tell from the video angle.

Wow it’s a really nicely updated duplex. Worth almost $1m! They bought in 2021 so they likely had a low rate. Does this mean they’ll have to get a new mortgage at a higher rate if they can’t rebuild and have to move or does the bank let it transfer.

That really screws them if they have to start all over in today’s market. They had only been there 2 years and probably thought they had a home for a while. Now they’re back out in this crap real estate market.

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So the neighbor's house is gone as well?

It was a duplex! His side on the left, but the covered entrance has 2 doors to each unit. The side on the right with the snowman was the family living next door who he claimed was stalking him. Thank god he didn't just blow the place up while everyone was sleeping.

This was the neighbor’s house that was destroyed when both duplex halves exploded.

https://redf.in/w8Vv0v

I’m a PP upthread — I see now there are 2 entrances under the overhang. It was hard to tell from the video angle.

Wow it’s a really nicely updated duplex. Worth almost $1m! They bought in 2021 so they likely had a low rate. Does this mean they’ll have to get a new mortgage at a higher rate if they can’t rebuild and have to move or does the bank let it transfer.

That really screws them if they have to start all over in today’s market. They had only been there 2 years and probably thought they had a home for a while. Now they’re back out in this crap real estate market.

SO NOVA taking the talk straight to real estate value. SMH.

[Anonymous]

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Beyond weird how giddy this man is after just witnessing a horrible explosion.

This guys reaction is very strange and I don't want to hear anything about shock--this ain't it. Something isn't right here.

It's just 100% adrenaline. His body can't come down from it so he's still got all the nervous energy combined with being happy to be alive. Don't be so judgy.

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Anonymous wrote:A man claiming he is the suspect is commenting on video of his house exploding saying he is alive and being set up by the government. At least 2 whackos involved.
https://www.facebook.com/melissa.dison.7/videos/1083564829354917

WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Beyond weird how giddy this man is after just witnessing a horrible explosion.

This guys reaction is very strange and I don't want to hear anything about shock--this ain't it. Something isn't right here.

It's just 100% adrenaline. His body can't come down from it so he's still got all the nervous energy combined with being happy to be alive. Don't be so judgy.

Agree. It sucks that if you don’t respond to a completely unbelievable shock in a standard, narrowly-defined way, people think you’re off, involved, don’t believe you, etc

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Anonymous wrote:We live a couple of blocks away and there was a very strong smell in the air last night after the explosion.

What kind of smell.

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Beyond weird how giddy this man is after just witnessing a horrible explosion.

This guys reaction is very strange and I don't want to hear anything about shock--this ain't it. Something isn't right here.

Agree!!! He looks like a total lunatic!!!

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Anonymous wrote:A man claiming he is the suspect is commenting on video of his house exploding saying he is alive and being set up by the government. At least 2 whackos involved.
https://www.facebook.com/melissa.dison.7/videos/1083564829354917

WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!

This is probably just an internet troll

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Anonymous wrote:A man claiming he is the suspect is commenting on video of his house exploding saying he is alive and being set up by the government. At least 2 whackos involved.
https://www.facebook.com/melissa.dison.7/videos/1083564829354917

WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!

Someone's trolling. The man commenting on explosion videos has a bit different account name.

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As if I needed yet another reason to *not* live in an attached house!

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I would never buy half of a duplex. Logistical nightmare.

That seems silly. So you would never buy a townhome or rowhouse? Because of a rare isolate incident with a crazy person? Do some research on the neighbors, and 99.99% of the time you will be fine. Don't buy a home adjacent to a house with covered up windows.

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Also, property owners are in the public record. Before making an offer, Google the people next to you to see if they post paranoid delusions.

Anyone with a mental illness should be put on a public watch-list, so home buyers can just google them, and avoid having to live near the mentally ill.

where do you draw the line? Do you include depression? ADHD? Tourette’s?

Online forum obsession?

I would certainly hope everyone on DCUM is on a watchlist. I definitely should be. The rest of y’all too.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I would never buy half of a duplex. Logistical nightmare.

That seems silly. So you would never buy a townhome or rowhouse? Because of a rare isolate incident with a crazy person? Do some research on the neighbors, and 99.99% of the time you will be fine. Don't buy a home adjacent to a house with covered up windows.

+1

Also, property owners are in the public record. Before making an offer, Google the people next to you to see if they post paranoid delusions.

Anyone with a mental illness should be put on a public watch-list, so home buyers can just google them, and avoid having to live near the mentally ill.

where do you draw the line? Do you include depression? ADHD? Tourette’s?

Online forum obsession?

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