Copper theft led to apartment explosion, property manager says

ATLANTA — We are learning more about what caused an explosion at an Atlanta apartment complex late Tuesday night.

In a statement from Integral Property Management, which owns the apartment complex along Markham Street, it said a gas leak was caused by someone who had broken into the vacant building and was trying to steal copper.

“When an open flame was used inside the unit, accumulated gas ignited,” the statement said…

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