July 29, 2015 -
Propane gas is the suspected cause of a July 22 explosion inside an Addison Township home.
Firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Lakeville Rd., between Hosner and Lake George roads, for a reported structure fire.
According to Addison Fire Chief Jerry Morawski, the homeowner's parents entered the house and immediately smelled a very strong, foul odor which they described as "rotten eggs."
They opened a couple windows and the front door to air out the house while they were adding salt to the water softener.
At some point, there was an explosion that originated from the crawl space beneath the house. A neighbor heard it and called 9-1-1.
The blast was strong enough that it knocked the couple off their feet, caused the house to shift off its foundation and blew out some porch windows, according to Morawski.
"The whole sun porch was dislodged from the house a good 4 to 6 inches," he said.
Neither of the parents was injured and the amount of fire damage was limited to a few areas in the walls and some insulation, the chief noted.
"There wasn't much of a fire," he said.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Fire Investigations Unit was called to the scene and is investigating to determine the cause.
Source: http://www.clarkstonnews.com