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Feb 23, 2008 4:33 pm US/Eastern

Police: Smoker Lights Up, Car Explodes

Driver Suffers Leg Injury

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ― Police said a smoker lighting up in his car touched off a gas explosion that blew off the back of his car and shattered windows in an apartment building.

The 35-year-old driver apparently didn't realize that acetylene gas was leaking into his car from a tank in the trunk. The gas is used in welding.

The blast in a Port Chester parking lot Friday evening hurled metal and glass into four nearby cars and broke windows in a nearby building. Witness Lois Vareltzis said her apartment building shook.

Port Chester Police Lt. James Ladeairous said police found the driver on the ground with a leg injury, unsure whether he had been thrown from the car or gotten out on his own.

No other injuries were reported.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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