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Weeks before South Philly explosion, street was dug up

In the weeks before the fire and explosion, neighbors had been dealing with partial road closures and near-constant digging on the block as workers tried to repair some defective water pipes.

Damage is visible a day after the Dec. 19 explosion and fire on the 1400 block of South 8th Street in South Philadelphia that left two people dead and destroyed several homes.
Damage is visible a day after the Dec. 19 explosion and fire on the 1400 block of South 8th Street in South Philadelphia that left two people dead and destroyed several homes.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer