the impressive images of the explosion of a house during a police intervention

The precise causes of the explosion are currently unknown, police in Arlington, a suburb of Washington, said in a statement.

The house is literally blown up in the middle of a residential neighborhood. An explosion occurred on Monday evening, December 5, in Arlington in the state of Virginia, in the United States, blowing out a house in a street in this town in the suburbs of Washington. According to the local police, who confirm initial information from the local press, the large explosion was followed by a fire around 8:45 p.m.

If an initial report mentions slight injuries among the police officers, without specifying the fate of the residents of the house, it could have been dramatic: many residents of the neighborhood were at their windows observing the dozens of police officers, including members of the elite Swat unit, then already on site.

They were responding to emergency calls that a suspect had fired a flare. While officers attempted to execute a search warrant, “the suspect fired several shots inside the residence“, according to the police who specified that”then an explosion occurred in the house“. A video broadcast on social networks is relayed massively on X, formerly Twitter.

A witness interviewed on local television explains having “heard automatic weapon fire“before the explosion. During a press conference, the police clarified that it could be flares fired between 30 to 40 times into the house with a flare gun. “Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the explosion” Arlington police said in a statement.

The explosion was felt in part of the neighborhood. “I think the whole duplex blew up“, for his part, declared a neighbor to local media ARLnow, quoted by AFP: “I’m sure the neighboring family was evacuated before the explosion, but they lost their home.“Residents in Arlington, across the Potomac River from Washington, have been asked by the local government to stay home for the time being.