An explosion heard as far as two-and-a-half miles away leveled a one-story ranch-style house in Sun Prairie, Wis., Tuesday morning, killing a man and seriously injuring two others. There was no fire when authorities arrived.
Sun Prairie police spokesperson Rem Brandt said in his 23 years of service he has never seen anything like it.
""Police and firefighters received the call at 3:22 a.m. and immediately evacuated about 25 surrounding homes,"" Brandt said.
We Energies shut off gas to the area and will turn it back on when safety inspectors in the area deem it safe.
According to a preliminary coroner's report, 26-year-old Andrew Manley died from injuries sustained in the explosion. Police have not released the names of the two others who received non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing, and police have yet to release the official cause of the explosion.
The houses to the immediate left and right received significant damage while 10 other homes were also damaged, according to Brandt. One house has been deemed structurally unsafe due to the explosion.
The homes remain evacuated, though police have escorted residents to retrieve personal items. Police and firefighters remained stationed in the area overnight to secure the scene.
