Woman killed after house explodes, police say
- A house explosion in Southgate on Thursday morning killed a 37-year-old woman and injured a 38-year-old man.
- The explosion occurred around 5:45 a.m. On Edison Street near Burns Street, waking up the neighborhood.
- First responders found the man blown onto the front lawn and the woman trapped under rubble inside the destroyed home.
- Detective Sergeant Nathan Mosczynski stated the incident is being treated as gas-related, but the root cause remains under investigation.
- The blast impacted several homes, scattering debris across the street and leading officials to ask residents to avoid the area for cleanup.
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Detroit-area house explodes, killing a woman and blasting a man to the front yard
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) — An explosion destroyed a house before dawn Thursday in suburban Detroit, killing a woman who was trapped in the rubble and severely injuring a man who was blown to the front yard.
Woman killed, man seriously injured in house explosion that leveled one home, damaged more in Southgate neighborhood
An early morning explosion rocked a neighborhood in Southgate sending two people to the hospital with severe injuries. One of them died. Authorities on the scene on Edison Street and Burns are calling the situation some type of “gas event.”
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