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Home explodes during early morning hours

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Sheetmetal ripped away tells the story of a violent explosion inside this home off Weber Road early Wednesday. It's believed medical oxygen tanks inside one end of the mobile home caused the blast which injured one person. - Farmington Press photo by Maridee Lawson

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A house fire on Weber Road woke up many people Wednesday morning with the sound of about 24 explosions.

Firemen and police officers were dispatched to the area of Mineral Area Regional Medical Center to check on what sounded like a loud explosion at about 6:30 a.m. When they arrived they found a mobile home on the southwest side of Weber Road with the end torn out and the interior still smoking.

A closer look turned up a woman who had been inside the home at the time of the explosion. She was suffering from smoke inhalation and possibly other injuries. She was transported to a nearby emergency room for treatment.

As of press time on Wednesday the cause of the explosion was still under investigation. A member of the Missouri Fire Marshal’s office had been called in to determine the ignition source. It was already known that the source of the explosions was several medical oxygen tanks stored inside the home.

The Farmington Fire Department was assisted by Doe Run and Wolf Creek fire departments in handling the incident.