ORIENT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out what caused massive explosion that
leveled a rural central Ohio home.Homeowner Michael Terry tells the Circleville Herald (http://bit.ly/1iAt3n6 ) that he was working in the barn
when his house exploded Thursdayafternoon in Orient in Pickaway County, southeast of Columbus.Thefire
marshal’s office is investigating, but foul play is not suspected.Terry speculated that it could have been a
propane leak.Theexplosion was so powerful that the house was reduced to a pile of sticksand rubble.
Neighbors said it could be heard for miles. Several firedepartments fought the ensuing blaze.The 64-year-old
Terry was treated with oxygen afterward but it expected to be OK.___Information from: Circleville (Ohio)
Herald, http://www.circlevilletoday.comCopyright 2013
The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.ORIENT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out what caused massive explosion that
leveled a rural central Ohio home.Homeowner Michael Terry tells the Circleville Herald (http://bit.ly/1iAt3n6 ) that he was working in the barn
when his house exploded Thursdayafternoon in Orient in Pickaway County, southeast of Columbus.Thefire
marshal’s office is investigating, but foul play is not suspected.Terry speculated that it could have been a
propane leak.Theexplosion was so powerful that the house was reduced to a pile of sticksand rubble.
Neighbors said it could be heard for miles. Several firedepartments fought the ensuing blaze.The 64-year-old
Terry was treated with oxygen afterward but it expected to be OK.___Information from: Circleville (Ohio)
Herald, http://www.circlevilletoday.comCopyright 2013
The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.