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House destroyed in explosion had history

Suffolk County Fire and Arson investigator at the

Photo credit: John Roca | Suffolk County Fire and Arson investigator at the house that exploded on Prospect Drive in Brentwood. (Aug. 15, 2012)

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'Nobody used the front door," a woman who once lived at 12 Prospect Dr. in Brentwood said Wednesday. Instead, tenants -- and she only knew of three who shared a carved-up first floor -- walked in and out of the building through a side entrance.

That was five years ago. But the woman, who did not want her name printed, had no problem taking pen in hand to draw a diagram of which apartment was...

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