The REAL victim of the North Carolina gas explosion

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One of the top Porsche collections in the world was severely damaged in the North Carolina gas explosion that left one person dead and 17 injured, according to a new report.

 

The garage housing the Ingram Collection, which was not open to the public, is directly adjacent to the building where Wednesday’s explosion took place in Durham, local station ABC 11 reported.

 

At least some of the cars were significantly damaged in the explosion, fire and collapse, aerial footage taken by Spectrum News RDU shows.

 

The collection is owned by local businessman Bob Ingram — who began his career in the pharmaceutical industry, co-leading the merger that formed GlaxoSmithKline, according to the collection’s website.

 

Ingram declined to comment when reached by ABC 11.

 

His collection was described in a 2015 profile on Porsche’s website as an 80-vehicle “star parade” and a “breathtaking review of automotive design history.”

 

Firefighters had been evacuating the destroyed two-story building Wednesday due to a gas leak when the blast occurred.

 

Police said the gas leak that led to the explosion was ultimately caused by a contractor who hit a 2-inch gas line while boring under a sidewalk.

 

In other car-related news:

 

Man spotted driving unique giant Nike shoe around Paris

 

A man was seen in cruising around Paris in a vehicle designed to look like a Nike trainer. This footage shows the driver of the shoe-come-car performing a three-point turn on a narrow street in Paris on March 20. The filmer of this video told Newsflare: "I was stupefied and laughing, other people were stunned just like me."

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/video/man-spotted-driving-unique-giant-nike-shoe-around-paris/vp-BBVLBAo