Officials: Propane tanks source of deadly Brentwood house explosion

Originally published: August 15, 2012 12:20 PM
Updated: August 15, 2012 10:51 PM
By WILLIAM MURPHY AND NICOLE FULLER william.murphy@newsday.com,nicole.fuller@newsday.com

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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The two large propane tanks that exploded outside a Brentwood house were installed without required town permits, officials said Wednesday.

Suffolk police identified the 200-pound tanks as the source of Tuesday's explosion that killed an 18-month-old boy and injured 17 others. But a spokeswoman said investigators were still working to determine what triggered the blast, which left the home...

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