Out With a BANG

A roof is one of those things a lot of people take for granted. You live in a house, the roof is there. The expression for someone with a place to go home to at night is that they have 'a roof over their heads'. It should be a basic necessity. When you own a home the roof is one of those things you honestly might forget to look after. It's there all the time, right? It's easy to forget about it. That doesn't mean you should, though. Proper roof-care is serious business. It's not one of those things that you should ignore, if you can.

Surely you've seen it in television shows or in movies: a house where the bad guys are hiding out suddenly explodes. The roof goes flying and then there's just a sudden mess everywhere. Sadly, these things can happen in real life too. If you were in town on the 2nd you might have been startled by the insanely loud sound of what turned out to be a gas explosion:

An explosion on Monday damaged an unoccupied city apartment complex in National City - leaving residents in the area rattled.

One witness told CBS News 8 it felt like and earthquake and then a hail storm in the form of shattered glass and debris.

The natural gas explosion lifted and shifted the complex's roof, blew the windows out and left dry wall dangling on the inside.

The National City Fire Department believes the natural gas leaked when construction crews moved the water heaters from the attic to outside - causing the gas to pressurize.

"We just heard that boom and the house shook. The windows shook - everything shook," said Daniel Desiga.

Building inspectors on site said the explosion caused the walls to bow, and the ceiling to almost collapse. The water lines were also ruptured - creating a pool of water on the second floor.

"You just saw smoke billowing out and the water spraying everywhere," a witness told CBS News 8.

The fire department said had they arrived any later it could have been disastrous.

"We are lucky. It could have been a lot worse," said Captain Mike Shoemaker, with the National City Fire Department.

National City Mayor Ron Morrison live two blocks away from where the explosion took happen.

"I happen to be away from home and I got a call from my family that the whole house shook," he said.

Via: http://www.cbs8.com/story/34169226/gas-explosion-rocks-national-city-city-apartment-complex

The scary thing is that houses in the vicinity should review their structures for damage. An explosion of that size and force can potentially weaken homes around it. The great thing is that the building was unoccupied and that no one got hurt.

For those who might suddenly be in the market to get their roof replaced, stress no more! Roof replacement is something we can help you with and all the details can be found at http://sandiego.preciseroofing.net/roof-replacement/. Don't leave things up to chance and make sure that you are aware of the status of your roof.

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