[kellyhound]

Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said.

The identities of the people who died would not be released until the next of kin has been notified.

At least one other injury was reported and that victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

A total of 39 houses were damaged by the explosion at around 1 p.m. The fire department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied when the explosion happened because "some were too unstable to enter."

At least 11 of the 39 homes damaged are uninhabitable.

The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was investigating.

Debris is strewn over a 100-foot radius, including "typical construction materials" such as wooden boards, window glass and insulation.

Aerial video shows damage in a residential neighborhood with police and fire vehicles on the scene in Evansville, on the Kentucky border.

CenterPoint Energy, the local gas utility, was last called to the home in January 2018, Connelly said. CenterPoint issued a statement saying it "worked with first responders to secure the area."

"CenterPoint Energy is working closely with the Evansville Fire Department, State Fire Marshal and other agencies as the investigation of this incident continues," the utility said.

Jacki Baumgart, an office manager at Award World Trophies about two and a half blocks from the site of the explosion, said she and other employees in their building panicked when they heard the loud blast and saw smoke.

"We thought a tree fell on the building or a car ran into the place," Baumgart said. "Debris from the ceiling came down."

She continued: "Everybody here immediately ran out of the building. We thought the building was going to come down."

It was the second house explosion in the area in just over five years. A house explosion on June 27, 2017, killed two people and injured three others.

Wednesday's explosion also brought to mind a massive blast in 2012 that destroyed or damaged more than 80 homes on Indianapolis' south side and killed two people.

A man was convicted of tampering with a natural gas line at his then-girlfriend's home in an attempt to commit insurance fraud, with the explosion killing two next-door neighbors. That man, his half-brother and girlfriend all received long prison sentences.

[kbt3168]

The audio dude in video #expl4

“That fucking blew glass on my fucking head man!”

[Morbidmommy78]

Damn. That’s gas…it lifted and the flashpoint prior. How scary. A college I worked for had a student living in a renal off campus that passed this way. She went to light a cigarette and there was a gas leak.

[Morbidmommy78]

Originally Posted by Morbidmommy78 ↗

Damn. That’s gas…it lifted and the flashpoint prior. How scary. A college I worked for had a student living in a renal off campus that passed this way. She went to light a cigarette and there was a gas leak.

Rental. Renal? Ewe

[upinthemountains]

Meth lab. Dammit Heisenberg!

[marcos_69]

That's methed up.

[Gore Whore]

Meth lab??

[Izumi]

Meff.

[NUUDLZ]

KABOOM looks methed up to me

[Cheerio]

I misread that. I am so happy that 39 Horses were not damaged.