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Henican: Can home explosion be wake-up call?

August 18, 2012 8:27 PM By ELLIS HENICAN ellis@henican.com

The scene of a fatal explosion at 12

Photo credit: James Carbone | The scene of a fatal explosion at 12 Prospect Dr. in Brentwood. (Aug. 14, 2012)

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Ron Fried said it best.

"Plumbers need to be licensed -- and as far as I know, water doesn't explode."

Fried, a novelist and television producer with a new house in Greenport, was reacting to the news of a propane explosion that leveled a house in Brentwood, killing a toddler and injuring 17 others.

Fried and his wife, the writer Lorraine Kreahling, used to have a very old house...

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