GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Three people are dead after a house explosion happened in Garfield Heights Saturday evening.
It happened in the 4900 block of East 81st Street sometime between 6:30 and 7 p.m.
According to the Garfield Heights Fire Chief Kenny Strope, two men and one woman were inside the house at the time of the explosion.
All three were found dead, according to the Division of State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau.
Firefighters received mutual aid from eight neighboring departments to battle flames and knock down the fire.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
No injuries were reported by firefighters or anyone else at the scene.
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