A Gas Explosion Leaves One Dead, 5 Injured, as Flames Rose to About 300 Feet High in Kentucky

A gas line explosion early on Thursday, August 1, in a residential community in rural Kentucky sent up a ball of flame that could be seen for miles.
A Gas Explosion Leaves One Dead, 5 Injured, as Flames Rose to About 300 Feet High in Kentucky
Firefighters and emergency medical provider are seen in this file photo. Heidi de Marco/File Photo/KHN
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A gas line explosion early on Thursday, August 1, in a residential community in rural Kentucky sent up a ball of flame that could be seen for miles, killing one person and setting several houses on fire, a local sheriff said.

The woman who was killed in the explosion was found outside her home, Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger said.