Pipeline explosion in Noble County injures one, destroys 2 homes

  • Source: Columbus Dispatch
  • Published: 01/21/2019 12:36 PM

At least one person has been injured and two homes are believed to have been destroyed by a gas line explosion Monday morning on Smithberger Road in Noble County. “The fire (in the line) is dissipating and firefighters are fighting secondary fires in the area,” said Noble County Emergency Management Agency Director Chasity Schmelzenbach. “We also have one confirmed injury and the victim was transported to the hospital (in Marietta).” Fire departments with firefighters at the scene include the Caldwell, Summerfield and Lewisville departments. The name of the victim who reportedly suffered burns as a result of the fire was not available as of press time. He was taken to a Marietta hospital by United Ambulance. The explosion was reported at 10:40 a.m. A Noble County resident who lives approximately a mile out of Caldwell — and seven miles from the scene — reported the explosion knocked items off the wall at her home.



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