Deep snow impacts response to Massachusetts house explosion

THIS WEEK'S HISTORIC BLIZZARD. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE SNOW COMPLICATINING RESCUE EFFORTS AFTER A. RESCUE EFFORTS AFTER A HOUSE EXPLODED THERE. EMEMILIE IKEDA. HOUSE EXPLODED THERE. EMILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: FIRE E AND. EMILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: FIRE AND ICE E IN MASSACHUSETTS. >> Reporter: FIRE AND ICE IN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER A HOUSE. ICE IN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER A HOUSE EXPLOSION SPSPARKED THIS. AFTER A HOUSE EXPLOSION SPARKED THIS MASSIVE BLAZE, SENDING. EXPLOSION SPARKED THIS MASSIVE BLAZE, SENDING SIX PLUMES OF SMOKE. MASSIVE BLAZE, SENDING SIX PLPLUMES OF SMOKE INTO THE SKY. SIX PLUMES OF SMOKE E INTO THE SKY. >> LOOKS LIKE TOTAL. INTO THE SKY. >> LOOKS LIKE TOTAL HOUSE EXPLOSION, HEAVY. >> LOOKS LIKE TOTAL HOUSE EXPLOSION, HEAVY FIRE. HOUSE EXPLOSION, HEAVY FIRE. >> Reporter: FIRE. >> Reporter: AUAUTHORITIES. AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE SAY A MOTHTHER. CAUSE SAY A MOTHER AND YOUNG CHILD WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SERIOUSLY INJURED. >> OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THE MOTHER WENT. IS THE MOTHER WENT BACK IN TO RETRIEVE THE CHILD AND GOT.

THE CHILD AND GOT BURNED. >> Reporter: BURNED. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES HAD TO DIG. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES HAD TO DIG THROUGH DEEP SNOW TO. AUTHORITIES HAD TO DIG THROUGUGH DEEP SNOW TO REACH THE FIRE. THROUGH DEEP SNOW TO REACH THE FIRE HYDRANTS AND TURN OFF. REACH THE FIRE HYDRANTS AND TURN OFF GAS LINES. GAS LINES. >> DIDN'T HELP, SNOW ON THE ROAD, ROADS. ON THE ROAD, ROADS NARROW, TRUCKS ARE BIG, IT WAS TOUGH. NARROW, TRUCKS ARE BIG, IT WAS TOUGUGH GETTING HERE. BIG, IT WAS TOUGH GETTING HERE. >> Reporter: THE. GETTING HERE. >> Reporter: THE DANGEROUS AFTERMATH OF. >> Reporter: THE DANGEROUS AFTERMATH OF THIS WEEK'S HISTORIC. DANGEROUS AFTERMATH OF THIS WEEK'S HISTORIC BLIZZARD. THIS WEEK'S HISTORORIC BLIZZARD CAPTURED ON CAMERA. BLIZZARD CAPTURED ON CAMERA. WATCH AS. CAPTURED ON CAMERA.. WATCH AS TREE BRANCHES SNAP IN. UN. NEW YORK CITY, A NUN SHIELDING A SMALL CHILD. SHIELDING A SMALL L CHILD. AND THE ROOF OF THIS. AND THE ROOF OF THIS ICE RINK IN NORTH JERSEY COLLAPSING. ICE RINK IN NORTH JERSEY COLLAPSING. IN MASSACHUSETTS, JERSEY COLLAPSING. IN MASSACHCHUSETTS, IMAGES OF DOWNED POWER.

IN MASSACHUSETTS, IMAGES OF DOWNED POWERER LINES, WHY MORE THAN. IMAGES OF DOWNED POWER LINES, WHY MORE THAN 145,5,000 REMAIN IN THE. LINES, WHY MORE THAN 14145,000 REMAIN IN THE DARK. 145,000 REMAIN IN THE DARK. IN RHODE ISLAND, THE. DARK. IN RHODE ISLAND, THE SNOW-COVERED CARS LIE. IN RHODE ISLAND, THE SNOW-COVERED CARS LIE E IN INDUSTRIES, THE. IN INDUSTRIES, THE BLIZZARD PROVING DEADLY. BLIZZARD PROVING DEADLY. POLICE SAY THIS. ED. COLLEGE STUDENT DIED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AFTER. POISONING AFTER CHARGING HIS PHONE IN A CAR BURIED IN SNOW. CHARGING HIS PHONE IN A CAR BUBURIED IN SNOW. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW COMPLICATING CLEANUP EFFORTS ACROSS THE. COMPLICATING CLEANUP EFFORTS ACROSS T THE REGION. EFFORTS ACROSS THE REGION. THESE NEIGHBORS IN. REGION. THESE NEIGHBORS IN NEWPORT JOINED. THESE NEIGHBORS IN NEWPORT JOINED TOGETHER TO O CLEAR. NEWPORT JOINED TOGETHER TO CLEAR THEIR R STREET. THEIR STREET. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STREET?

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STREET? >> PERIL. YOUR STREET? >> PERILIL. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE TO CLEAR THEIR OWN ROAD. TOTO CLEAR THEIR OWN ROAD. >> FIRE TRUCK UP HERE. ROAD. >> FIRE TRTRUCK UP HERE YESTERDAY GOT STUCK. >> FIRE TRUCK UP HERE YESTERDAY GOT STUCK AND WAS THERE. YESTERDAY GOT STUCK AND WAS THERE HALF HOUR, 45 MINUTES. AND WAS THERE HALF HOUR, 45 MINUNUTES. ACROSS THE STREET, HALF HOUR, 45 MINUTES. ACROSS THE STREET, TRIED TO SHOVEL HIM. ACROSS THE STREET, TRIED TO SHOVEL HIM OUT, ENDED UP BACK. TRIED TO SHOVEL HIM OUT, ENDED UP BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. OUT, ENDED UP BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. >> EMILIE, WE CAN SEE. ALL THE WAY DOWN. >> EMILIE, WE CAN SEE THAT THE WORK IS. >> EMILIE, WE CAN SEE THATAT THE WORK IS ENDLESS FOR THE CREWS. E. OUT THERE. >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS SNOW CLEARING. TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS SNOWOW CLEARING FOR NORTH JERSEY, THIS IS SNOW CLEARING FOR NORTH JERSEY, TRUCK AFTER TRUCK. FOR NORTH JERSEY, TRUCK AFTER TRUCK PICKING UP SNOW FROM. TRUCK AFTER TRUCK PICKING UP SNOW FROM STREETS AND BRINGING.