Social media response to explosion in Springfield

A massive gas explosion destroyed a downtown Springfield bar, and injured several people on Friday.

Social media websites helped spread the reports to family, friends and followers. 'Like' WWLP-22News on Facebook and Twitter for another way to get the latest news information. Here are a few of our comments received from viewers.

Facebook.com/WWLP22News

Cheryl Messer Prayers for everyone's safety!!! Felt it here in Indian Orchard, and my father felt his building shake in Belchertown. Can't imagine how it felt down there! Hope everyone fares okay!

David Bonneville We were wondering what that was! I ran outside to see if anything here blew up! We live in West Springfield and the explosion was so intense it shook our house HERE!

Jody McDowell Shook my house by Westover in Chicopee!!!

Carrie James wow hope everyone okey i know people who live in that area and watching it on the news on tv

Michelle LaFlamme Nowakowski Thankfully it didn't happen when the parade was going on earlier today.... They had evacuated the area, so hopefully that action spared a lot of lives.....
 

Twitter.com/WWLP22News

JennWisme 1:43pm via Twitter for iPhone
@WWLP22News oh my gosh! It's frightening that an explosion could happen like that. That's my hometown :(

Scary stuff here last night MT @WWLP22News VIDEO: Massive natural gas explosion in downtown Springfield could be felt..ow.ly/2tnr40

HealthcarePins 8:39am via dlvr.it
Bay State Medical Center tells @WWLP22News 10 people were ... dlvr.it/2XF29S

RT @WWLP22News #WWLP Aftermath of Spfld gas explosion - On Saturday morning, the aftermath from Friday night's gas explosion in Spr... http:

NNatario Nov 23, 11:06pm via Echofon
Absolutely glued to @WWLP22News tonight to see the unbelievable video/sights/sounds from tonight's Worthington Street explosion.

WAVY10Bob Nov 23, 9:35pm via Twitter for iPad
Wow! From @WWLP22News: "Raw video of the explosion at a gentleman's club in Springfield Massachusetts. 16 injured. bit.ly/QAHsoR”

Patstormchaser Nov 23, 8:47pm via Twitter for iPhone
Stay with @WWLP22News @julimcdonald for the latest they have the best coverage. #springfieldexplosion #wwlp

LOrion Nov 23, 7:46pm via breakingnews.app
Police say gentlemen's club destroyed in Springfield, Mass., explosion; was not open at the time - @WWLP22News bit.ly/TlbyuF
 

Youtube.com /WWLP

wctr56552
Massive Gas Explosion in Downtown Springfield
The "Ground Zero" of our city,Springfield :(.....

markkito3
Gas explosion coverage
First! .. Thank God no one was hurt .. Mark B

theotherbigbrother
Gas leak in downtown Springfield
this video is 5 minutes before the explosion.

um, ya its real. I heard it 3 miles away. Been smelling gas all week over there. Also, these gas/water pipes, etc, are out dated, im sure stuff like this will be happening more. Glad no one got killed.