Boaz, AL- An explosion Saturday raised the roof and blew out the storefront of an antique shop in downtown Boaz.
At approximately 12:48 p.m., authorities responded to the explosion at Sana’s Antiques, located at 120 N. Main St.
Emergency officials transported the owner, Sana Cobb, to Marshall Medical Center South, where she was treated and released.
The conclusion we drew was there was an explosion inside the building that left it structurally unstable, said Boaz Fire Chief Mike Sparks. There was smoke, so there was some kind of flash fire.
Sparks said representatives from the Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office, Boaz Gas Board and Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative assisted the investigation.
We felt like it was probably natural gas, but we don’t have the authority to make that ruling, Sparks said. That’s what it appeared to be.
The chief said none of the adjacent buildings sustained significant structural damage,
Sparks indicated the tornado outbreak Wednesday in north Alabama is not likely a contributing factor to the explosion.
I don’t believe it to be storm-related, Sparks said. There was no damage downtown, so it would be hard to say that it was storm-related.