State fire marshal's investigators have an update on a house explosion in Van Wert County last week. Officials tell us the explosion originated in the attached garage at the home on Wolfcale Road, southwest of Convoy, around 5 a.m. on December 4th. They have not determined an exact cause, but they are not ruling out a propane gas leak as a possibility.
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Van Wert County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a house explosion in the 3200 block of Wolfcale Road in Harrison Township. Convoy Fire and EMS, along with Van Wert Fire, Wren Fire, and Ohio City Fire were dispatched for the call. Deputies and CERT responded to assist with traffic. American Electric Power was on scene. There was one resident transported to Parkview Regional Hospital with injuries. A second resident and two dogs made it out uninjured. The State Fire Marshal's Office has been contacted.
Fire crews were on the scene of a house explosion outside of Celina. The Montezuma Fire Chief says that crews were dispatched out to the house at the 3000 block of CR 716A.