Jeddiah Duggar witnesses gas explosion on family's property

A gas explosion rocked the residence of 19 Kids and Counting's Duggar family. Facebook

19 Kids and Counting star Jeddiah Duggar just witnessed a gas explosion on one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's commercial properties that sits on the same plot of land as the family's house in Tontitown, Arkansas, but thankfully, no one was hurt in the accident.

"When I first pulled up, I saw this dirt all over cars and rocks were flying everywhere," Jeddiah told reporters of News 5. "It busted out a lot of windshields."

He described the event as a "pretty scary situation" and said it looked like a "war scene."

His parents and siblings were home when the accident occurred, but the Duggar heads actually had no clue about the gas explosion until they saw a group of people gathering in their yard.

"Whenever it first happened, my dad was looking, like 'What are all these people doing in our yard?'" Jedidiah said. "And we finally figured out they were evacuating."

The explosion happened after a construction crew hit the gas line near the Duggar residence. Authorities were forced to close the affected area for four hours and had the gas line temporarily repaired. Nearby businesses had to be evacuated following the explosion to ensure their safety.

Meanwhile, Jedidiah's sister Jill and her husband Derick are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their son Baby Dilly, and a Facebook page dedicated to the Duggar family called Duggar Family News: Life is Not All Pickles and Hairspray just shared a photo of an ambulance parked outside the house of Jill and Derick.

"A source sent me this today. An ambulance was spotted at Jill and Derick's house. It looks like baby Dilly is coming. Hope they're all okay," the photo caption read.

Jill is already over 40 weeks pregnant and the family has said that they are "ready and waiting" to meet the newest addition to the Duggar family.

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