A Houston car restorer is anxiously awaiting a chance to visit his business, parts of which were destroyed during a deadly explosion at a separate business in the city's northwest corner
The early morning explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing damaged other buildings up to a half mile away and took the lives of two Watson employees. 2 people killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturer that shook the city and damaged homesGordon Andrus' restoration business, Houston Corvette Service, occupies two buildings directly across the street from Watson Grinding.
""I don't think they're [the cars] destroyed but the buildings will have to be torn down," he said."So the question is, what do I have to do to shore the building up enough to get them cars out of there and what's it going to take to repair the cars?"Andrus' 25-year-old business occupies four buildings in total, only two of which were destroyed. Two buildings further down the street are for paint and body work, and they are still intact.
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