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A man died in a house explosion in West Virginia on Sunday, January 26, with the moment of the powerful blast captured by a doorbell camera several blocks away. Clarksburg resident Branwyn Elliott told Storyful that a five-block radius was https://www.facebook.com/ClarksburgPoliceDepartment/posts/1030845679073799">evacuated , after what police said was the "dangerous gas leak" that caused the explosion. Elliott said she was in her driveway when the explosion happened. "I turned and saw the debris and clothes flying through the air," https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/watch-doorbell-camera-captures-house-explosion-in-clarksburg/ she told local news . "This seems to be a lot more common than I realized," she said. At the time of writing, some residents had been https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=122113214420669666&id=61570089990514">allowed back into their homes, latest official information said. "We have no idea when we will be allowed back into our homes," Elliott told Storyful. Quoting Clarksburg Fire Chief James Green, WVNews https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/update-clarksburg-west-virginia-man-dies-following-home-explosion-caused-by-gas-leak/article_240eb0de-dcbb-11ef-b10f-cbb10e8dbbf1.html">said the man was found badly injured at the scene, and died in hospital. (Footage by Branwyn Elliott/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)