Detroit, MI – Police say two people were critically injured by a suspected natural gas explosion that leveled a home in suburban Detroit and shook the surrounding neighborhood.
The explosion was reported Friday morning in Harper Woods near Interstate 94. Police say dozens of area homes and businesses were evacuated as a precaution.
A man and woman came to the house to appraise it. When they opened the door, they were thrown onto the yard from the blast.
Both are in critical condition.
A man who lived next door also was injured in the blast. He was treated at a hospital and released.
Harper Woods police Chief Jim Burke says the cause is under investigation, but all signs are leading to a natural gas line.