Details: At around 12:30am on January 27, 1987, an explosion occurred at Odie's Steakhouse in Elgin, Oregon. The fire that resulted from the explosion soon spread to other buildings around the restaurant. One of the buildings that also caught fire was a hardware store where a 90 year old man named Clarence Whittey lived above in an apartment. Tragically, Clarence was unable to escape from his apartment and died.