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Camera footage obtained by Alana Harper's family via a Freedom of Information Law request shows a plume of smoke near a dumpster after an explosion on Aug. The Troy girl was critically injured in the explosion. TROY — Derrick Harper has no closure. His daughter, Alana Harper, still has shrapnel in her body from an explosion on Aug. 17, 2025, outside a rental property her aunt used to own on O’Neil Street in Troy.
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According to a partially redacted Troy police case report provided by the family, a U.S. Family seeks answers on Troy explosion that seriously injured girl - Times Union.
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