'We were going to stop at Taco Bell and seen it was closed, so we decided we'll stop at Wawa, only thing that's open,' Chris Heinsinger said. Then he said a loud boom came out of nowhere.
Crews were back in Port Richmond as the investigation into a New Year's Day explosion continued for a second day.Chris Heinsinger was not in one of the homes that were destroyed by an explosion in Philadelphia on New Year's Day, but he has the scars to prove he was as close as one could get without being indoors.and injured at least five residents shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday.
Heinsinger, who lives a few blocks from the explosion scene, and his girlfriend were looking to grab a bite to eat before making their way home. "Then mid-way up the street, I felt like this big impact, like just a loud bang," Heinsinger said. "I felt my car push over from the middle of the street onto the curb.""So my first instinct was to get out of the car and make sure she was OK," Heinsinger said.
Heinsinger said neighbors came to his and his girlfriend's aid, including one man who gave him a shirt.He called his mother a short time after his harrowing close call.
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