Sunday, January 09, 2005

Los Gatos Auto Explosion

A local car dealership in Los Gatos blew up while some plumbers were working on the gas water heater. The plumbers are in the hospital and two of the people who work at the dealership are unaccounted for. I was in Los Gatos this morning and stopped to see what had happened - a lot of people were milling around. It was obviously a significant explosion - insulation from the roof was still in a tree.
Photos here.

UPDATE: I drove past again a week later. The building still looks pretty much the same but there is a portable office building set up next to it. More importantly, the parking lot is full of cars again and they are selling them. Moral of the story: never underestimate the determination of a car salesman. I imagine the sales people will have to adjust their pitch to handle questions such as "So where exactly was this car when that building exploded?" but it's good to see that they are picking up the pieces.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I came across your Los Gatos Auto Mall Explosion info. Yes, it is good to see the dealership back in business but lets not forget the plumber who is still hosptalized and not able to "pick up the pieces". I will also say that time will soon show that the facts in this case are not what they appear and that the plumbers were not installing a water heater at all. Time will tell and it will shock you that they even got out alive!

12:33 PM  

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