The Ingram Collection of PorschesPorsche One person died and more than two dozen were injured when a gas explosion tore apart a building in Durham, North Carolina this week. According to Automotive News, the explosion occurred inside an old Studebaker Dealership. The building was almost totally destroyed, and the explosion damaged a number of vintage Porsches that were stored in a nearby warehouse. The vehicles were part of one of the largest collection of Porsches in the world, over 80 vehicles owned by Bob Ingram. The Ingram Collection was profiled by Porsche itself in a piece about love stories with the brand, and called it “a breathtaking review of automotive design history.” Ingram declined to comment when contacted by local news station Spectrum News, which aired a few minutes of overhead footage of the carnage. THEN/NOW:UPDATES ➡️ https://t.co/Z6BbFkH4lxTRAFFIC ➡️ https://t.co/beCrNjPpbGHISTORY OF THE BUILDING ➡️ https://t.co/Hig1papnILHOW YOU CAN HELP ➡️ https://t.co/Z6BbFkH4lx(Image Courtesy: Google/AP) pic.twitter.com/ucIgnCCaYN Spectrum News RDU (@SpecNewsRDU) April 11, 2019 Information has not been released about what models of cars were damaged, or how many, but from the aerial footage, we can see a 550 Spyder and a few modern Porsches among the wreckage. The Studebaker dealership was built in 1928 but closed in 1930 after just two years. Since then it has gone through many owners and housed an abundance of businesses, including a few auto repair shops, restaurants and office space. The Ingram Collection, which has been praised as one of the largest collections of #vintage Porsches in the world, was being stored in a warehouse connected to the building that exploded in Durham this morning. Aerial footage shows the collection sustained severe damage. #Porsche pic.twitter.com/1gSA0Z0XEh Spectrum News RDU (@SpecNewsRDU) April 10, 2019 A coffee shop called Kaffeinate was located in the building where the explosion happened, and the owner, Kong Lee, was unfortunately killed. All other employees have reported they were not injured. According to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel, the explosion happened on the city’s 150th
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