https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2009-02-02/735008/

House Explodes in Hyde Park

By Richard Whittaker, February 2, 2009, 9:48pm, Newsdesk

It often sounds like hyperbole, but homes were literally rocked tonight in Hyde Park around 8pm when a house exploded after a gas leak.

According to Austin Fire Department, its personnel had been called to the home on Evans Street after reports of a gas leak. After evacuating the residents from the building, firefighters were knocked flat by the sudden explosion which caused buildings to shake as far away as Red River. One firefighter was taken to hospital with a knee injury incurred during the blast.