CLARKSBURG, W.Va.—A house has exploded in a West Virginia neighborhood, killing one man and prompting nearby homes to be evacuated, officials said.
Firefighters responded to a report of a house explosion in the Chestnut Hills community of Clarksburg on Sunday. When they arrived, they found people helping a man, Clarksburg Fire Chief James Green told The Associated Press. The man, who was the only person in the home at the time of the explosion, was taken to a hospital and died from his injuries, Green said.
