A woman is killed and a man is injured when their upstate New York house explodes
Jul 25, 2024, 8:41 AM
This photo, provided by the Madison County, NY, Sheriff's Office, shows debris from a house that had exploded, in Lincoln, N.Y., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. A woman was killed and a man was injured when their upstate New York house exploded, authorities said. (Madison County NY Sheriff's Office via AP)
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(Madison County NY Sheriff's Office via AP)
LINCOLN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman was killed and a man was injured when their upstate New York house exploded, authorities said.
The house exploded just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the town of Lincoln in Madison County.
Crews from several police and fire departments arrived at the scene and found a man and a woman trapped in debris, said Samantha Field, a spokesperson for the county.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man was airlifted to a hospital, she said. The man’s condition wasn’t immediately released.
A photo distributed by county officials shows little left from the house but its mailbox.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation. Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood planned a news conference later Thursday.
