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Ed Olis
HARTVILLE, Ohio — One person has been taken to a local hospital after an explosion in a garage in Hartville.
The Hartville Fire Department received several calls reporting an explosion in a garage behind a home on El Camino Circle N.E. near Route 619 at around 2:45 p.m.
A man was inside the garage at the time of the explosion, but neighbors and an official from the fire department who lives in the area helped him get out. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The victim’s condition is not known.
Fire officials said the explosion could be heard for miles. Some residents said it knocked photos off their walls and shook their doors and windows.
Resident Matthew Barton said the explosion shook his house twice. He said it felt like “someone picked up our house and dropped it.”
For about an hour following the blast, smaller explosions continued to come from the garage. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly.
Officials said the cause of the explosion was not gas-related, and no other homes are in danger.
The whole house just shook on its foundation with two loud booms just after 2:30pm this Saturday.
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The Hartville Fire Department received several calls reporting an explosion in a garage behind a home on El Camino Circle N.E. near Route 619 at around 2:45 p.m.
A man was inside the garage at the time of the explosion, but neighbors and an official from the fire department who lives in the area helped him get out. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The victim’s condition is not known.
Fire officials said the explosion could be heard for miles. Some residents said it knocked photos off their walls and shook their doors and windows.
Resident Matthew Barton said the explosion shook his house twice. He said it felt like “someone picked up our house and dropped it.”
For about an hour following the blast, smaller explosions continued to come from the garage. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly.
Officials said the cause of the explosion was not gas-related, and no other homes are in danger.
