(Ripley County, IN) – One person is dead following an explosion that touched off a large house fire in Ripley County Tuesday night.
The fire broke out around 9 p.m. on the 3700 block of West County Road 350 South near Versailles.
The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s Emergency Management Agency put out an alert urging the public to avoid the area while firefighters from several departments worked to knock down the flames.
Firefighters cleared the scene early Wednesday morning, but the fire rekindled around 5 a.m. and crews returned to the scene.
The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
Authorities haven’t said what caused the explosion or if anyone else was injured.
The State Fire Marshal is investigating what led up to the explosion and fire.
Several local volunteer fire departments, including Versailles, New Marion, Osgood, Milan, and Napoleon, responded.
