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TCAD says the home is in the name of a trust by "Marshall C. & Laverne Johnston".  A little digging indicates they were prominent botanists.  No idea if they lived in the home or if it was their heirs.

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I'm about a quarter mile away. Had to reset a breaker. I was at the bottom on the hole when it happened (seriously). So doubters, suck it! (of course home is 100 miles away from hole, but hey, 183A toll to 29 now open).

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47 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

10412 Double Spur is the address according to the fire chief.

EDIT: 24 homes damaged, 2 critical patients

Interesting...  My earlier message indicated I thought it was 10410.  That was based on photos from 10407.  Looks like 10412 blew up and took down 10410 with it. 

 

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18 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

Interesting...  My earlier message indicated I thought it was 10410.  That was based on photos from 10407.  Looks like 10412 blew up and took down 10410 with it. 

 

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the house was new construction, so it might not be on satellite or streetview

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3 minutes ago, CleverNickname said:

the house was new construction, so it might not be on satellite or streetview

Yes.  10410 was new construction.  I walk past it multiple times per week.  I mistakenly thought it was the source of the explosion, not 10412, which was clarified by the fire chief.  Regardless, crappy for all involved.

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3 hours ago, RexWilson said:

Friend is a 911 operator, speculative calls coming in include it was a plane or a meteorite 

Wait we can call those in?

I thought that was just a rivals joke in sports.

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4 minutes ago, USCATX said:

Holy crap, I heard this all the way from Bee Cave.  It made me jump and the dogs started barking. I would have guessed it was no more than a mile away.   Maybe it was a modern day David Hahn?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

Dude liked to party. 

On September 27, 2016, at the age of 39,[15] Hahn died in his hometown of Shelby Charter Township, Michigan.[15][16] His death was ruled an accidental result of intoxication from the combined effects of alcohol, fentanyl, and diphenhydramine. The medical examiner's report indicated a blood alcohol concentration of 0.404 mg/dL.[17]

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Posted
3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

TCAD says the home is in the name of a trust by "Marshall C. & Laverne Johnston".  A little digging indicates they were prominent botanists.  No idea if they lived in the home or if it was their heirs.

That is the neighbors house the explosion happened at 10410.

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6 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

That is the neighbors house the explosion happened at 10410.

Glad you and your family are OK.  Scared the crap out of our family and we weren't in the blast zone.  I have a place just across spicewood springs from that area and walk your neighborhood all the time.

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32 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

That is the neighbors house the explosion happened at 10410.

Not according to the fire chief, but I'm not gonna drive the neighborhood.

Glad you're OK, maybe the officials need to get their shit together on their official statements.

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40 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

I was sitting on this couch with my two kids when the front door exploded in.

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Holy shit. Would love an account of what happened at some point. Glad you and the family are safe. 

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1 hour ago, TKthunder2 said:

Yeah it was the house across the street from me. It messed up my house pretty good but my family is safe.

Username and all that.  Glad you guys are okay.

Were they storing Ammonium Nitrate in the garage?

We were in that area today on the way back to Houston, and saw this thread.

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Posted
4 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

TCAD says the home is in the name of a trust by "Marshall C. & Laverne Johnston".  A little digging indicates they were prominent botanists.  No idea if they lived in the home or if it was their heirs.

House could have been full of fertilizer and whatnot. 

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1 hour ago, TKthunder2 said:

I was sitting on this couch with my two kids when the front door exploded in.

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Are your kids going to be ok after such a traumatic experience?

Glad y’all are safe now.

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