A woman was killed and a man was critically injured when a house exploded in Annapolis, Maryland, Wednesday afternoon.
The man was flown to a burn center.
The explosion was so powerful that at least four homes nearby needed to be evacuated. Aerial images show stunning damage.
News4 spoke to a neighbor with home surveillance video that captured the sound of the explosion right from her living room. The camera could be seen shaking as the loud boom occurs. The neighbor told News4 she first thought a tree had fallen through her home.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the explosion.
“We are in the process of trying to locate what we believe was the source,” said Asst. Chief Larry Schultz with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. “It was purported that about an hour before the explosion, there was a vendor there to resupply the house with propane. We don’t know that the two are related. That vendor came, supplied the house with its propane, and then left.”
News4 was told the next priority for fire crews is to try and find the propane tank, which may offer more clues about what may have caused the devastation.
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