1 dead and 2 injured in Liberty Township home explosion, fireworks believed to be involved

VIDEO: One person has died following a home explosion in Liberty Township Saturday evening. Liberty police confirmed that Justin Braun, 34, died as a result of the explosion. Two other people, including a four-year-old boy, are critically injured.

Liberty Fire Chief Douglas Theobald said they were called around 9:25 p.m. to a house on East Montrose Street for a fire, but when crews got there, they saw the house had exploded. โ€œRight now, itโ€™s just a very initial investigation,โ€ Theobald said. โ€œIt appears there possibly were some illegal fireworks involved.โ€ Theobald said a significant amount of gun powder was found in the garage. โ€œThis is a pretty significant explosion for fireworks. Again, remind people, leave the fireworks to the professionals,โ€ Theobald said.

WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown

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