Steffens Auto Parts

New video showing the moment a downtown Hutc I'm Julia Thatcher. I'm Jeff Herndon. No one injured in the blast that investigators are blaming on a gas line rupture. Part of the downtown area remains blocked off. KS and Steric Lytle spoke to business owners affected by the blast. Yeah, Jeff, Julia, you can still smell that natural gas on scene as several crews from multiple agencies not only investigate but work to make sure the area is safe. Now, as I stood with Darren Clifford, the owner of the business, he's been a part of it since the 80s. He was in shock and he says the t Intense moments as Stefan's auto parts explodes, sending firefighters running for cover. Yeah, you were smelling gas. I said, we got to get out of here right now. Just arriving to open shop, Darren Clifford opened That's when they made the call to get I t I suppose I was in shock, but it was just, just didn't seem real. I just couldn't, just couldn't believe it. Darren started as an employee at Stefan's in 1980 before buying the business in 97, keeping the Hutc Having Pretty amazing. I mean, Hutchinson is a small town, Memories now lost be Darren now uncertain, but the future holds. I got a lot of stuff that I can't replace in there. I had several vehicles in there that are gone and just, just a lot of stuff, Thankful no one was seriously hurt. Ready to push forward. Clifford says Now as of that IOU system, he says dozens of But Darren tells me he is unsure if he'll ever open the business back up again. Here for you in Hutc KSN News 3