OWEGO, NY (CortacaToday) – Tragedy was narrowly avoided earlier this week in Tioga County.

Emergency crews responded to Owego on Tuesday afternoon after receiving multiple reports of an explosion. It happened at Weitsman’s Recycling Center around 2 p.m.  According to owner Adam Weitsman, a natural gas tank exploded, but no one was injured. Some people in the village say the ground shook from the blast, and it was felt as far away as the nearby Lockheed Martin plant.