House Explosion Kills Three Devastates Neighborhood Blocks From School
The explosion occurred shortly before 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday and destroyed multiple homes near Vogel Elementary School, according to local media reports. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been brought in to investigate the cause of the blast that damaged numerous homes in the southern Indiana city, according to local authorities. Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly told the Evansville Courier & Press that the removal of debris and search for additional victims was temporarily halted while the ATF runs a “blast analysis....