Wilmington Island, GA – Investigators say a buildup of natural gas caused an explosion at a Wilmington Island home Friday night. Southside Fire crews responded to the 600 block of Leaning Oaks drive around 8:30 p.m. Neighbors heard an explosion and firefighters arrived to find the entire house on fire.
Neighbors found the woman in the garage and helped her out of the house. Police identified her as Susan Glisson, 60. Southside EMS later took her to the burn center in Augusta. Firefighters said she has burns on about 40 percent of her upper body. She’s in critical condition.
Atlanta Gas Light will return to the scene to investigate.