CRESTLINE, Ohio — One person is dead, and two others are injured due to a house explosion that happened in Crestline Friday afternoon, according to the Springfield Township Fire Department.
The fire department says the explosion happened around 1 p.m., and they are unsure whether it was a single or two-story home.
Fire Chief Adam Spellman told News 5 that the house was gone, and the field was filled with debris that reached up to 75 yards.
"We arrived and found a house leveled with a fire in the basement. Crews began extinguishing and later learned victims were inside," said Spellman, "It was like something you'd see out of a movie... like a bomb went off or a tornado came through, just debris everywhere. The debris field was out 50 or 75 yards. Something we haven't seen here personally within our department. Just a one in a million chance that this happened and here we are."
One woman who was outside was thrown by the explosion and taken to the hospital, Spellman said. Her condition is unknown at this time.
Spellman says two additional people were found in the basement, and a man alerted authorities for help. The man and woman in the basement were taken to the hospital, but the woman died. The man's condition is also unknown.
No nearby properties were affected by the damage, the department said.
The Fire Marshal is investigating the explosion.
