Emergency crews are on the scene of a home explosion in the village of Oregon.
Dane County Dispatch told our sister station 27 News crews responded to the 800 block of Oregon Parks Avenue. Oregon Fire Chief Glen Linzmeier said they responded after public works employees notified them of an explosion around 8:30 a.m. Linzmeier confirmed no people or animals were inside the home, which he described as a duplex under construction.
Linzmeier said three homes were damaged in the explosion. The duplex is a total loss. Linzmeier said he believes there was "some gas of some nature."
“That’s pretty much a total loss, blown up, gone,” Linzmeier said.
One home to the east of the totaled home caught fire. Another home also to the east had physical damage to the outside of the structure.
Officials don't know yet what caused the explosion at the totaled home.