Franklin, MA – FRANKLIN, Mass. Two people are dead after a condominium at an adult community in Franklin was destroyed in an explosion and fire early Saturday morning.
The condominium burned at The Villages at Oak Hill in Innsbruck Way, the Franklin Fire Department said in a Twitter post.
The home was on the end of a three unit complex. The neighboring unit suffered serious damage while the third unit suffered no damage.
The bodies of Nancy and Richard Brown were recovered Saturday morning. Both were 66.
Neighbors say they heard a massive explosion just before 7 this morning.
Photos posted by the fire department showed that the building had been leveled by the fire.
A gas leak was being investigated as a possible cause of the fire.
The Villages is a community of 114 homes according to its website.
No foul play is suspected.