VIDEOS: Several Sussex County fire departments were on the scene of a reported explosion on Gum Tree Road.
The Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department live run log says the department was dispatched to the scene at 7:06 a.m. Tuesday. The department puts the explosion at 25664 Gum Tree Rd.
According to the DVFD’s Emergency Medical Services, one person was rescued from the home. That person indicated there was also someone trapped inside. That person was dead according to Sussex County EMS.
Neighbors have confirmed to CoastTV that Claudia Gaskill was the woman killed in the Dagsboro house explosion. They also say that Gaskill’s brother was the other person inside the home at the time of the blast.
Other agencies that responded to the scene include Georgetown Fire Company, Millsboro Fire Company, Frankford Volunteer Fire Company, Delaware State Police Aviation Trooper 2, Indian River Volunteer Fire Company and Selbyville Fire Company.
