Water Tank Explodes Near Seattle, Lands 400 Feet Away
An electric water heater exploded in a video store of a strip mall in Burien, Wash. The July 27 blast rocketed the oil drum-sized heater through the roof, over a Taco Bell restaurant and into a Pizza Hut parking lot 460 feet away.
Though it did not strike anyone, four bystanders were injured when concrete, glass and other debris was thrown into the air. They were treated at nearby hospitals for various cuts, bruises and burns and released. Initial damage estimates from the blast were $750,000 to $1 million.