FLINT, MI — The exact cause of an explosion and fire at the Clara Barton Terrace Convalescent Home here, initially reported to have been a boiler explosion, is still in doubt. A recent discovery, however, points to a possible gas explosion.
The explosion, which occurred at approximately 9 p.m. on November 10, killed five people (two employees of the home and three residents), and injured 32. More than 90 residents and about 110 people total were in the building at the time, and Mayor Woodrow Stanley stated that it was “almost miraculous” that there weren’t more fatalities.