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In reply to the discussion: Owner: Furnace may be behind deadly Indiana blast [View all]Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)17. The house was filled with oxygen prior to the gas leak.
The house was filled with oxygen (well, air) prior to the gas leak.
As more gas leaks into the home, it mixes with the air already in the home.
If the there were ceiling fans on in the house, or if the central heat/air was running, it would further mix the gas and air throughout the house, until something lit it off.
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There was a house here in Conn. that exploded from a Propane leak. The house was obliterated.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2012
#22
Propane is heavier, would tend to settle, a little different. And even in modern homes
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#31
The flame mark and the "intact" matchsticks outside of the burn area, yeah
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#33
What if it were a mix of exploding furnace, ammo room, meth lab, and methane eruption?
valerief
Nov 2012
#4
The DAUGHTER had the problem with the furnace and the DAUGHTER is the one that said
demhottie
Nov 2012
#36
Doesn't sound like he consulted an attorney before that statement. I wouldn't be making *any
silvershadow
Nov 2012
#35