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Police evacuate Reno neighborhood after explosion

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1998 | 11:51 a.m.

Reno police said they suspected a propane tank had exploded. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

"We're worried about secondary explosions," an officer said on a police scanner.

Traffic was being rerouted around the area on South McCarran street near Plumb and Mayberry.

KRNV-TV reported a 10,000-pound propane tank had exploded. A witness told the station there were three loud explosions near a home on Zoe Lane at about 11 a.m.

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