Southgate home explosion update: woman killed in blast
Southgate home explosion kills woman, injures husband
DTE has said this is a gas related incident, helping cause the early morning explosion.
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A woman who was trapped inside a Southgate home that exploded Thursday morning has died, FOX 2's Robin Murdoch has learned.
Southgate police confirmed to FOX 2 that the woman died after being hospitalized following the blast. The man who was thrown from the home during the explosion is in the hospital with critical injuries.
Southgate firefighters are still investigating what caused a suspected home explosion and fire Thursday morning.
Crews rushed to a home at the corner of Burns and Edison in Southgate around 5:30 a.m. Thursday on a suspected explosion.
Video from a neighbor, Girard Galetto, shows a fire still burning and crews working to get the flames out.
Southgate Police Detect Sgt. Nathan Mosczynski said police officers were the first to arrive and pulled a man from the front yard. He was blown from the home during the blast and was found in the front yard of the home.
He was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.
Firefighters also learned that a 37-year-old woman was trapped inside the remains of the home under a pile of debris. They were able to pull her out and get her to the hospital as well.
Southgate Police pull man from debris of home explosion
A home exploded Thursday morning in Southgate, sending debris flying through the neighborhood and injuring at least two people. Southgate Police Det. Sgt. Nathan Mosczynski said police officers were the first to arrive and pulled a man from the front yard.
Mosczynski said he hasn't seen anything like this in a very long time and is urging people to stay away from the scene.
"The debris field is for several blocks. We have a large amount to start cleaning up. We want to make sure the public is safe from potential gas issues," he said.
Mosczynski said they're still investigating but believe the cause to be from a gas leak.
"We're treating this as a gas-related incident at this point. The fire dept and DTE still have a large amount of investigation to do and the root cause is still unknown," Mosczynski said.
One home was leveled in the explosion. A second home also caught fire.
Woman dies in Southgate home explosion, man hospitalized
A suspected gas explosion in Southgate leveled a home and killed one woman while sending a man to the hospital.
The blast was so strong, it sent a couch flying across the street and into the bay window of a neighboring home. Our video shows the couch in tatters on the front lawn of the home just north of the explosion.
There's debris – including siding and clothes – from the suspected explosion that is littering the street. Neighboring homes also had windows blown out.
At least two people were taken out of the home. A neighbor was also hospitalized to be checked for possible injuries.
Social media reports from Lincoln Park, Melvindale, and Allen Park all reported hearing the blast.