Old Town Explosion

General

• 05-MAY-06
• Cause is believed to be a faulty gas-line.

News Report

A major explosion occurred this afternoon in the Old Town, in the vicinity of the Caldera Station. The affected building is Highview on Centine Way, just off The Shift. The building is heavily damaged and ablaze; thus far, rescuers have only emerged with one woman and two small children. It is feared that there will be no additional survivors, due to the severity and unexpected nature of the blast. In addition, firefighter Bryce Coriander is missing; the building partially collapsed while he was inside during the last rescue foray, and his team fears the worst.

• Three residents have been confirmed dead
  • Included in the casualties are Bryce Coriander
• Faye, Amber and Chester Yung are 3 known survivors.
  • Amber and Chester Yung were released from the hospital on 25-MAY-06
• Kurt was caught in the blast as well, and was rushed to Phuah Hospital
  • Kurt left the hospital just as soon as he could, so he could start chase Miranda (this ultimately led to the Mine Manhunt)
• It is believed most other residents of the building are unharmed or were not present, due to the blast being in the middle of a work-day.

This piece of paper was found with kurt's damaged body:

• It was decided that each shape represented one each of: Tanhill Botanical Garden, the Hausam Amphitheatre, Scott Young Memorial Plaza and the Triple Wheel Stadium, and if a large line were drawn across the landscape, it indicated Auger Park Station.
• Violet was dispatched to Auger Park Station, where she cut off Miranda, who had stashed some suplies in a locker there.

References

• The Perplex City Sentinel
  • article, 05-MAY-06 "Explosion Rocks Old Town Apartments" (link)
  • article, 25-MAY-06 "Yung Children Released from Hospital" (link)

• Quirky Acuity
  • blog, 05-MAY-06 "Urgent" (link)
  • blog, 05-MAY-06 "A Matter of Life and Death" (link)