The video of the explosion is went viral on social networks. We see a house in a neighborhood in the city of Arlington, a suburb of Washington, literally being blown away. American authorities are still trying to understand the causes of this spectacular explosion.
Late Monday afternoon, the police intervened in this neighborhood, in Virginia, after a suspect fired “approximately 30 to 40 flares” from his home towards the neighborhood, without causing any injuries, according to the police statement.
She specifies that then, while her agents were trying to conduct a search of the suspect who was barricading himself, the man fired several shots “with what appears to be a firearm and then, an explosion occurred in the House “.
In the amateur video published and widely relayed on social networks, we see the pavilion explode very violently, flames rising several meters above the building.
“The investigation is ongoing,” assures the police, who report three slightly injured agents, without specifying the condition of the suspect.