
Photos: Explosion in Springfield

A State Police officer inspected the rubble after a natural gas explosion leveled Scores Gentleman's Club in Springfield.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

The windows were blown out of Punta Cana Restaurant and Bar on Chestnut Street.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

Firefighters stood at the scene of the explosion.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

Bricks scattered along a parking lot at the scene of the explosion.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

A nearby building had several broken windows.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

Dennis Leger, an aide to the fire commissioner of Springfield, spoke to the media.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

The scene on Worthington Street after the natural gas explosion.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012

Angel Rivera helped replace broken windows in apartment buildings near the scene.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| November 24, 2012