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Woman found dead after explosion, house fire in Brown County

Fire reported in Perry Township

Woman found dead after explosion, house fire in Brown County

Fire reported in Perry Township

WEBVTT THE HOUSE, THEY FOUND THEHOMEOWNER DEAD INSIDE.THE ONLY THING STILL STANDINGARE THE CHARRED BRICKS OF THEHOME'S FOUNDATION.THE REST OF THE HOUSE WASDESTROYED BY A FIRE EARLY THISMORNING.>> I WAS IN THE MAIN ENGINE ADNI SAW THE HOUSE WAS FULLYENGULFED.MEGAN: NEIGHBORS CALLED 911,SAYING THEY HEARD AN EXPLOSIONAND SAW THE HOUSE BURNING.FIREFIGHTERS SAY WHEN THEY GOTTO THE SCENE, THEY HAD TO WORRYNOT ONLY ABOUT THE FLAMES, BUTALSO ABOUT THE EXPLOSIONSNEIGHBORS HEARD.>> WE WERE DISPATCHEDAPPROXIMATELY 2:30 IN THEMORNING FOR A POSSIBLE STRUCTUREFIRE WITH EXPLOSIONSTHE EXPLOSIONS THAT THERESIDENTS HERE AT LAKE LORELEIWERE HEARING WERE ACTUALLYOXYGEN BOTTLES THE RESIDENT WASON HOME OXYGEN.MEGAN: THE VICTIM WAS A SENIORCITIZEN, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INTHE HOUSE.FIVE DEPARTMENTS HAD TO BECALLED IN TO KNOCK DOWN THEFLAMES.YOU CAN SEE HOW INTENSE THE FIREWAS, THE SIDE PANELING OF THEHOME NEXT DOOR ALSO MELTED AWAY.>> OUR MAIN THING AT THAT TIMEWAS TO CONTAIN THAT FIRE BUTALSO AS YOU CAN SEE THE HOUSNEXT DOOR, THE EXPOSURE IS DEA, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY GOING INTOTHAT.WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP THAT FROMCATCHING FIRE.MEGAN: FIRE CREWS WERE ON THE
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Woman found dead after explosion, house fire in Brown County

Fire reported in Perry Township

A woman is dead after a house fire in Brown County.Cathy Stockman, 70, was found dead inside a home in the 500 block of Lorelei Drive early Wednesday.The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in Perry Township by neighbors who reported hearing explosions and saw the house on fire.When fire crews arrived the home was fully engulfed."We were dispatched approximately 2:30 in the morning for a possible structure fire with explosions. The explosions that the residents here at Lake Lorelei were hearing were actually oxygen bottles the resident was on home oxygen," said Chief Mark Rosselot.Five departments were called in to fight the flames. Side paneling of the home next door melted.Crews stayed on scene throughout the morning.The State Fire Marshal has been dispatched to investigate the fire.

A woman is dead after a house fire in Brown County.

Cathy Stockman, 70, was found dead inside a home in the 500 block of Lorelei Drive early Wednesday.

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The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in Perry Township by neighbors who reported hearing explosions and saw the house on fire.

When fire crews arrived the home was fully engulfed.

"We were dispatched approximately 2:30 in the morning for a possible structure fire with explosions. The explosions that the residents here at Lake Lorelei were hearing were actually oxygen bottles the resident was on home oxygen," said Chief Mark Rosselot.

Five departments were called in to fight the flames. Side paneling of the home next door melted.

Crews stayed on scene throughout the morning.

The State Fire Marshal has been dispatched to investigate the fire.