Vincent Taylor says he was working on a roof two blocks away. When he heard the explosion, he looked up and saw debris falling from the sky.
He rushed to the scene and was there just moments after the explosion.
FIRST LOOK at the explosion, caught on security footage at ABK Alarms Inc. @14News pic.twitter.com/dqJeksrUyl
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Officials say that most surrounding houses were unoccupied except for pets.
The Evansville Police Department urges people to avoid the area of North Hercules Avenue between Columbia Avenue and Vogel Road. Police say this area is blocked off.
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