Explosion destroys home, wakes residents in West Michigan
No injuries reported
Ken Haddad, Manager, Coverage and Content
Pieces of a vacant building destroyed by an explosion in Vergennes Township Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (WOOD TV)
VERGENNES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – An early morning explosion leveled a vacant house and woke up residents from miles away on Monday morning in West Michigan.
Dispatchers say calls came in for a possible fire just before 3 a.m. Monday at a nearby vacant building near the intersection of 3 Mile Road and Fallasburg Park Drive in Vergennes Township, WOOD TV reports.
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Kent County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to WOOD TV that they believe an explosion rocked the vacant home, which was under construction.
A viewer sent us video of a flash/sound of the explosion. He said he lives half a mile away, and their camera caught it. pic.twitter.com/yCWZFdn9VT