“Volatile, ignitable liquid” to blame for house explosion

Fire officials have offered a fragmentary bit of information about the house explosion in Scarborough. A fire official says it appears that a “volatile, ignitable liquid” is to blame for the explosion that rocked the residential neighbourhood in the east end yesterday afternoon. He did not say gasoline, but that’s what jumps to mind. Even at that it would seem to require a bathtub full to create that type of blast.