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About three persons were confirmed dead after a house in the southern Indiana city of Evansville exploded Wednesday, according to a deputy coroner.
Chief Deputy
Coroner for Vanderburgh County, David Anson, told the Associated Press that the
identities of the people who died would not be released until their next of kin
was notified.
At least one
other injury was reported and was taken to the hospital for treatment,
Evansville Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Gray said, according to The Associated
Press.
How many houses were damaged in Evansville explosion?
The Associated
Press reported that Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said about
39 houses were damaged by the explosion which happened at 1 p.m. He noted that
it was unclear how many of the houses were occupied at the time of the
explosion, saying “some were too unstable to enter.”
Connelly
told the Evansville Courier and Press that at least 11 of the 39 homes damages
are “uninhabitable,” according to The Associated Press.
It is not
clear what caused the deadly explosion.
“Debris is
strewn over a 100-foot (30-meter) radius,” including “typical construction
materials” such as wooden boards, window glass and insulation, Connelly said.
Aerial video
posted on social media shows severe damage in a residential neighborhood with
police and fire vehicles on the scene in Evansville, on the Kentucky border.