MARCH 21, 2015
UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO
At least seven homes were destroyed or damaged Saturday when
a house exploded in Upper Arlington.
The explosion was reported around 2:45 p.m. at a home on Sunningdale Way in Upper Arlington.
According to firefighters, a Columbia Gas employee was investigating an earlier report of a gas smell at the home at the time of the explosion.
A mail carrier told NBC4's Dan Pearlman that he reported smelling natural gas in the area around 11:30 a.m.
Tremont Road is closed near the OSU Golf course. NBC4 crews reported seeing debris from the explosion as far away as West North Broadway.
The Columbia Gas employee was not injured by the explosion. Some rescue workers had very minor injuries that were treated at the scene.
According to the Upper Arlington fire chief, roughly 50 firefighters responded to the explosion.
Power is out to some homes in the area.
The explosion was reported around 2:45 p.m. at a home on Sunningdale Way in Upper Arlington.
According to firefighters, a Columbia Gas employee was investigating an earlier report of a gas smell at the home at the time of the explosion.
A mail carrier told NBC4's Dan Pearlman that he reported smelling natural gas in the area around 11:30 a.m.
Tremont Road is closed near the OSU Golf course. NBC4 crews reported seeing debris from the explosion as far away as West North Broadway.
The Columbia Gas employee was not injured by the explosion. Some rescue workers had very minor injuries that were treated at the scene.
According to the Upper Arlington fire chief, roughly 50 firefighters responded to the explosion.
Power is out to some homes in the area.
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