PLANTATION, Fla. – Dashcam footage obtained Monday by Local 10 News shows the massive explosion that occurred last summer at a shopping plaza in Plantation. The video shows the car parked outside the LA Fitness at the Market on University plaza just before the explosion occurs, cracking the vehicle’s windshield. Investigators reported they don’t know who opened the valve at the north end of the plaza. Investigators wrote the “air conditioners were left on in the space because the agent was showing the space to prospective renters. Galetta is asking anyone with information about the cause of the explosion to call the Florida arson hotline at 1-877-662-7766.

PLANTATION, Fla. – Who is responsible for the explosion that left 22 people injured and several businesses destroyed July 6 at a shopping plaza in Plantation? State investigators couldn’t figure it out with the evidence they have, and unless there is new evidence, the case will remain closed. According to a recent Florida Department of Financial Services report, an open natural gas valve at the vacant Pizzafire shop in the Market on University plaza, 1041 S. University Dr., caused the 11:28 a.m. explosion. Investigators reported they just don’t know who opened the valve at the north end of the plaza. Investigators wrote the “air conditioners were left on in the space because the agent was showing the space to prospective renters.