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Officials: Explosion levels Amityville house

Family smelled gas and managed to escape unharmed

An apparent gas explosion leveled a house in Amityville early Sunday evening but the family inside smelled gas and got out safely before the blast, fire officials and neighbors said.

The explosion at 34 Meadow Ln., off South Bayview Avenue, blew the first floor of the house to bits, showering the street and nearby houses with glass, wood and metal shards, neighbors said. The second floor...

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