One person is dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries following a house explosion in Palermo Monday night. Authorities were called to a residence on Leeman Road at around 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, the building was engulfed in flames.
Members of Palermo Fire Department along with surrounding towns worked to extinguish the blaze. First responders tell WABI there were two individuals in the building at the time of the explosion. Their identities were not released. The Fire Marshal’s Office is trying to determine the cause of the explosion.
