House explosions on LI

Property owner Jeff Rueb looks over the damage to a cottage behind his house on Third Avenue in Brentwood the day after a propane tank exploded Sunday evening, Feb. 22, 2015. Rueb's female tenant was hospitalized in the Burn Unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.

Emergency personnel respond to a house explosion in Water Mill on Feb. 11, 2015, that left two workers badly burned.

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed from a presumed explosion. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street investigate a house that collapsed after neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead on Feb. 27, 2013 where a house collapsed in an explosion whose cause is under investigation. "The whole front of the house was on the floor," a neighbor said.

Scene of a house collapse in Hempstead. Police said there was a report of a fire on Perry Street but the incident was under investigation. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters respond to the scene of a house collapse in Hempstead. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed after an explosion whose cause was still being investigated. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed. Neighbors didn't see any fire but at least one reported seeing smoke rising out of the rubble. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed after an explosion whose cause was under investigation. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters at the scene on Perry Street in Hempstead where a house collapsed after an explosion. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Firefighters and rescue workers respond to a home explosion in Brentwood. (April 24, 2011)

Firefighters and rescue workers respond to a home explosion in Brentwood. Twenty-one people were taken to the hospital for evaluations. (April 24, 2011)

Firefighters and rescue workers respond to a home explosion in Brentwood. (April 24, 2011)

A Suffolk county emergency services police officer checks the lower level of what is left of home in Brentwood. (April 24, 2011)

A Suffolk county police K-9 unit uses a cadaver dog to search for possible victims at scene of home explosion in Brentwood. (April 24, 2011)

A firefighter and Suffolk county emergency service police officer search through rubble for possible victims at scene of home explosion. (April 24, 2011)

Donna Soto, right, at 43 Fourth Street in Brentwood. Soto said she once lived in the home, and recently sold it. (April 25, 2011).

Donna Soto, right, is consoled by an unidentified man outside the home at 43 Fourth Street in Brentwood. Soto said she once lived in the home, and recently sold it. (April 25, 2011)

A stairwell leading to a destroyed home at 43 Fourth Street in Brentwood. (April 25, 2011).

A destroyed home at 43 Fourth St. in Brentwood. (April 25, 2011)

Firefighters from nearly a dozen companies work to get a blaze under control after an early-morning explosion leveled a house in Elmont. (Sept. 6, 2011)

Firefighters from nearly a dozen companies work to get a blaze under control after an early-morning explosion leveled a house in Elmont. (Sept. 6, 2011)

An Alexander Drive home in Syosset exploded, seriously injuring the homeowner. (May 5, 2011)

A destroyed home at 43 Fourth St. in Brentwood. (April 25, 2011)

Firefighters and rescue workers respond to a home explosion in Brentwood. Officials said 21 people were taken to the hospital for evaluations. (April 24, 2011)

The scene of a propane stove explosion at a home on Potter Boulevard in Bay Shore. Authorities say two of the occupants suffered second- and third-degree burns. (Aug. 13, 2009)