What began as an ordinary drive through Burke ended in an explosion so violent that neighbors said it shook their homes, scattered debris across yards, and left a minivan almost unrecognizable.
In his NBC4 Washington report, Drew Wilder said investigators believe a woman driving a Chrysler minivan did not realize a propane tank inside the vehicle was leaking. When she went to light a cigarette, police believe the van erupted, sending the roof flying into the roadway and blasting windows and body panels apart.
The driver survived and was taken to the hospital, which is probably the most astonishing part of the whole story…