Deadly Indiana House Explosion Traced to Leaking Gas Line

Deadly Indiana House Explosion Traced to Leaking Gas Line
Multiple agencies investigate the scene the morning after a house explosion in the 1000 block of North Weinbach Avenue in Evansville, Ind., on Aug. 11, 2022. MaCabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP
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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—An August house explosion that killed three people in a southern Indiana neighborhood has been ruled accidental after investigators traced the blast to a leaking natural gas line in the home’s basement, officials said Wednesday.

The Indiana State Fire Marshal said its joint investigation with the Evansville Fire Department into the Aug. 10 explosion determined the leaking gas line “was found uncapped, with the valve in the open position.”