Rush Springs, OK – A house in Rush Springs exploded yesterday due to a misuse of propane.

It happened around 5:00 yesterday evening. No one was home at the time.Propane had been hooked up to a space heater instead of natural gas, causing an explosion.

The house has major structural damage from the explosion but luckily did not catch on fire. Neighbors said it sounded like a bomb.

“Well, it felt like a bomb went off and my husband went outside to see what had exploded, and saw the house,” remarked one neighbor.

The investigation has been turned over to Oklahoma Fire Marshals.