Detroit furniture store explosion

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Franks Furniture store which exploded in Wayne, Mich. A nearly yearlong investigation into the explosion that killed two employees and leveled the building couldn't determine the cause.

Paul Sancya, File, Associated Press. Franks Furniture in Wayne, Mich. Franks was one of two people reported as injured after the furniture store suddenly exploded at about 9 a.

Franks was pulled from the rubble after his store exploded due to a suspected natural gas leak, The Associated Press reported. Two other employees at the store were killed. The William C. Franks furniture store in Wayne City, Michigan, exploded in a massive blast that was felt almost a mile away, according to news reports.

Paul Franks was taken to the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Hospital in critical condition, and two other people are still believed missing. I was ill. Dispatchers were extremely busy at that time, Wayne police Sgt.

Bruce Wolfgram told the AP on Wednesday. The officer declined to comment further until officials reviewed the recording. Machniak died in the explosion along with James Zell, Not all the calls on the day of the explosion were tense. The owner of an area restaurant also called authorities that day, not looking for help but giving some aid of his own.

He offered to bring coffee to the police and firefighters on scene, a gesture that was gladly accepted.