<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Evansville house explosion: Video from scene shows destruction"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">EVANSVILLE, Ind. — At least three people died after <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/3bHg2xP" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">a house exploded in Evansville, Indiana, on Wednesday</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The residential street was littered with debris and the explosion damaged dozens of other buildings, authorities said. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said the explosion had a 100-foot blast radius and damaged about 40 homes, at least 11 of which were deemed "uninhabitable." There is no word yet on what caused it. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The explosion, which was reported just before 1 p.m. appears to have destroyed the home where it happened, according to a photo Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke posted to social media. Neighboring homes suffered heavy damage.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Police shut down nearby streets and a department spokeswoman said part of the residential street where the explosion occurred will be closed for longer. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">On Wednesday afternoon, the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office's confirmed three people had died. Connelly said the search for victims hasn't been completed.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"There could be other victims," Connelly said.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:495px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/08/10/PEVC/3f1e56e6-bd99-4b97-b5d1-487a3a373d5b-thumbnail_EC2EDAB3F5B3C29C1F79C0C5A4A33810.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" decoding="async" alt="An overhead photo of damage from a house explosion in the 1000 block of North Weinbach Avenue."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"There are 3 deaths reported to us that are a result of the explosion on N. Weinbach Ave.," the office said in an email statement.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Earlier Wednesday, Evansville Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Gray said two people were injured in the house that exploded. She said a third injury was in a neighboring house.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The fire department had not confirmed if all of the houses were unoccupied at the time of the blast because "some were too unstable to enter."</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/10/evansville-emergency-crews-responding-to-apparent-house-explosion/10292329002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
