One Year After Silver Spring's Flower Branch Apartment Explosion

One year after an explosion and fire at the Flower Branch apartment complex claimed the lives of seven and left more than 100 homeless in Silver Spring, Md., community members gathered to remember the local tragedy. Meanwhile, federal investigators say the cause of the incident remains undetermined. Kojo gets an update from WAMU 88.5’s Armando Trull, who covered the original story.

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