exploded. Apparently a hazardous materials plant exploded, why there is a HazMat plant in a subburb of a high tech area I don't know...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/06/plant.fire/index.html

My parents live 1.2 miles within the explosion, and I was planning on going home today... no idea what to do now seeing as the chlorine gas is probably around a large portion of town =/