Atlanta gas explosion witnesses take us through the chaos: ‘Knocked me out…’

A gas explosion destroyed an apartment building being renovated in downtown Atlanta near Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It could be felt across the area.

The explosion happened late Tuesday near Northside Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW.

“The building is right behind me. So when I heard it explode, it kinda knocked me out the car,” Ameen Jones told Channel 2 Action News.

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