"Miracle Escape: Youngstown Banker Survives Realty Tower Explosion Amid Chaos and Tragedy"
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — On May 28, 2024, a natural gas explosion rocked the downtown Chase Bank branch located in the Realty Tower, leaving one employee dead and several others injured. Alanjuwon Daniels, a new relationship banker at the branch, was in the midst of a conference call when a co-worker urgently signaled for him to evacuate. What followed was a chaotic scramble for safety that would change lives forever. Daniels recalls that moment vividly as …