UPDATE: State helping investigate Watertown house explosion and fire
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 9:16 AM EST Updated: Dec 21, 2014 9:21 PM EST
WATERTOWN (WKOW) --
State investigators are working to help local fire crews figure out what
caused a house to explode in Watertown Sunday morning.
Watertown Fire Chief Greg Michalek tells 27 News no one was inside the home on River Drive around 7:30 a.m. when it exploded, blowing out part of the house. The house went up in flames after and the roof collapsed.
"Due to the structural damage no one was allowed in the building, so the majority of fighting efforts for the first hour were from the outside," says Michalek. "Once the fire was contained then they were able to make sure the inside was solid enough."
No one can live in the house now. Watertown fire and police, along with the state, are investigating what caused the explosion.
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UPDATE -- An explosion set a Watertown home ablaze, officials told 27 News.
The family was not home when the explosion happened and no one nearby was injured. According to the fire chief on the scene, the explosion took off a majority of the backside of the home and collapsed the roof.
An investigation to determine the cause of the explosion is underway.
Crews responded to the fire 1118 River Drive Sunday morning.
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WATERTOWN (WKOW) -- Crews responded to a structure fire on River Drive in Watertown Sunday morning, Watertown Fire Department confirms.
Many area precincts are helping put out the fire.
We'll keep you updated as this story progresses.
Watertown Fire Chief Greg Michalek tells 27 News no one was inside the home on River Drive around 7:30 a.m. when it exploded, blowing out part of the house. The house went up in flames after and the roof collapsed.
"Due to the structural damage no one was allowed in the building, so the majority of fighting efforts for the first hour were from the outside," says Michalek. "Once the fire was contained then they were able to make sure the inside was solid enough."
No one can live in the house now. Watertown fire and police, along with the state, are investigating what caused the explosion.
UPDATE -- An explosion set a Watertown home ablaze, officials told 27 News.
The family was not home when the explosion happened and no one nearby was injured. According to the fire chief on the scene, the explosion took off a majority of the backside of the home and collapsed the roof.
An investigation to determine the cause of the explosion is underway.
Crews responded to the fire 1118 River Drive Sunday morning.
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WATERTOWN (WKOW) -- Crews responded to a structure fire on River Drive in Watertown Sunday morning, Watertown Fire Department confirms.
Many area precincts are helping put out the fire.
We'll keep you updated as this story progresses.