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GHENT, West Virginia (CNN) -- At least four people were killed and at least two critically injured Tuesday when an explosion leveled a gas station in this southern West Virginia city, officials said.
Among the dead are a firefighter and a paramedic, state fire marshal spokeswoman Celeste Hinzman said.
The volunteer fire department was at the Flat Top Little General Store to evacuate people after a report of a leak in a 750- to 1,000-gallon propane tank, Raleigh County Sheriff Danny Moore said.
One ambulance that was on the scene to help with the evacuation "disintegrated," he said.
Moore said as many as seven people may have been killed.
"The whole building is leveled," Moore said. "We are digging through the debris now, trying to confirm how many were actually working, how many customers they had, how many were at the gas pump."
Video from CNN affiliate WVVA showed what little was left of the structure and blackened, smoking rubble. ( Watch aftermath of deadly explosion )
Hinzman said four people were injured, two critically, but a Raleigh General Hospital spokesman said five people had been brought in.
Blast heard for miles
A clerk with the Appalachian Inn three miles away said she heard the blast, which briefly knocked out power to the motel.
"I thought it was something in our building," Shirley Cavendish said.
She said the news of the explosion traveled fast, and people are worried about their neighbors and friends in the area.
"Everybody's upset about this around here," Cavendish said.
Ghent is near the Winterplace Ski Resort, about 60 miles southeast of Charleston.

Wow, does that suck for them. Still, my condolences to those who are related to those killed. You have my sympathy.

Apology

I would like to apologise for the lack of updates, but I've been busy and so I will try harder to update my blog. I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.

Tribute to Gerald Ford

This is a tribute to our late "accidental" ex-president, who was a great man (or so I've heard, I wasn't alive during his term). Nonetheless, he was a great man and I want to pay a tribute to him.

Gerald Ford,

may God bless you

and welcome you

to new life.

You were a good man

and will be missed.

America salutes it's fallen hero,

who forgave rather than seeking revenge.

You were criticized for your actions,

yet you stayed strong.

And now we know the importance of your decision.

To forgive in a time of crisis,

to have led a nation through dark times,

we thank thee for being strong.

You are an American hero.

Saddam's Dead!

Yes, I realize this is old news (by now) but I am pleased to announce the death of a rotten dictator. Now all we need is for Castro to croak. Such a shame we seem to have forgotten about Bin Laden, who brought us to the war on terror in the first place!!!

Ah, well. Burn in hell, ya scumbag.