Ghent, West Virginia

Ghent (pronEng|ˈdʒɛnt "Jent," locally IPA|/ˈɡɛnt/ "Gent") is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. On January 30, 2007, the Flat Top Little General Store (a local convenience store) on U.S. Route 19 exploded, killing four people and injuring several others, near the Winterplace Ski Resort.

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*cite web | title= 4 Killed in Gas Explosion Near West Virginia Resort | work=The New York Times | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/us/31blast.html?em&ex=1170392400&en=b29386e29fdb4f42&ei=5087%0A | accessdate=February 01 | accessyear=2007