Ohio
House explosion in southwest Ohio kills 2 people
BETHEL, Ohio — Two people were killed and another person was injured in a house explosion Tuesday in southwest Ohio.
The explosion occurred just before 9 a.m. The power of the blast scattered debris throughout the neighborhood, reports say.
Bethel-Tate Fire Chief Christopher Cooper tells WLWT Channel 5 that a man and woman died in the blast. An injured male, whom witnesses say was a heating repair worker, was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with burn injuries, WLWT reports.
The home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, WCPO Channel 9 reports. The man and woman who lived in the home reportedly had several cats and at least two survived the blast, WCPO reports.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal will lead the investigation into the blast. Bethel is a village in Tate Township in southwestern Ohio.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)