Authorities say a retired Jefferson County firefighter has died in a Tuesday afternoon home explosion.
The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
Emergency responders were called to the location in the Town of Rome at about 2:00 p-m.
Witnesses say the debris field covered an area of about a full city block.
Western Lakes Fire District Chief Brad Bowen says people living in a two-block area around the destroyed home were evacuated.
A natural gas leak may have caused the explosion.
The dead man was the only person inside the home and no other injuries were reported.
About 1,200 We Energies customers were without power until about 9:00 p-m.
