2 killed after house explosion in Montgomery County

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The cause of the explosion is still under investigation by the Crawfordsville Fire Department and Indiana State Fire Marshall. Investigators focused on the kitchen of Chastain's house Monday, where the bodies of the two victims were recovered. A second-story bedroom window was blown about 30 yards from the front of the house. David was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom when he ended up in the front yard. A 90th birthday celebration had been planned for Saturday at the Darlington Community Center.

Suspected house explosion claims two lives in Montgomery County

Montgomery County house explosion, fire kill 2 - Journal & Courier

Montgomery County house explosion, fire kill 2.

Posted: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

He convinced the National Guard to donate the building to town. DeAntha Wright-Thornburg helped plan the General’s birthday celebration. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Retired Indiana National Guard General Richard Chastain’s birthday was yesterday. Today, his friends, family, and military acquaintances were to gather in the Darlington Community Center, a building he is credited with saving, to celebrate a life well-lived. People emailing, calling, and sharing stories,” said Long.The Crawfordsville Fire Chief Scott Busenbark said the investigation is in the hands of the State Fire Marshall. Long said Chastain was not only a pillar in the community but also a retired National Guardsman.

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R. Martin Umbarger, a retired major general with the Indiana National Guard, told WISH-TV that Chastain was a retired Indiana National Guard general and "the kind of man you expected to live forever." EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Preliminary autopsy results released Monday for the three victims of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood show they died of blunt force trauma and compression asphyxia. Hours after the fire department had done their job, members of the Chastain family came to sort through what was left of the house. The family and many others had planned to be on the other side of the county celebrating General Chastain’s birthday. I-Team 8 was told he spent the better part of four decades in the service before retiring from the Indiana National Guard in the early 90’s as a General. MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Two people were killed and one was injured in a house explosion in Montgomery County early Saturday morning.

Gen. Dick Chastain Killed In House Explosion

A 90th birthday celebration had been planned for today at the Darlington Community Center. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Chastain was reportedly a retired Indiana National Guard general. The blast left debris that included wooden boards, window glass and insulation strewn over a 100-foot radius.

Chastain was known by many, and a large crowd was expected.

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A 90th birthday celebration had been planned Saturday for Chastain at a local community center, the station reported. Busenbark said first responders who entered the house after the fire was put out found two people dead. The deceased were identified by the Montgomery County Coroner as Richard Chastain, 90, and Marilyn Fox, 91. Retired Gen. Dick Chastain and another person were killed in a house explosion in Darlington early Saturday morning. According to preliminary reports, another individual was taken by lifeline.

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Two other nearby homes received moderate damage stemming from the fire, which was extinguished by Sunday morning and still under investigation, Allen said. Baltimore County fire officials said they were called to the scene in the Essex community east of Baltimore just after 11 p.m. There crews found the home engulfed by fire, WBAL-TV reported.

Family remembers retired major general, his partner who died in Crawfordsville home explosion

The explosion injured a fourth person and damaged 39 homes, leaving 11 uninhabitable, authorities have said. It is now a community center where they have had many wedding receptions and art exhibits,” said Wright-Thornburg. There is still no cause of the explosion.The third victim is still recovering but is in good condition. Family and friends that spoke with FOX59/CBS4 said they are mourning the loss of 90-year-old Richard Chastain and 91-year-old Marilyn Fox. Chastain and Fox were identified Monday as the two victims killed in the explosion by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. About 300 people were expected for a birthday party for Chastain at the Darlington Community Center Saturday afternoon.

“He was a friend to many in the community, and he helped many with their careers. He was a member of our county council as a county commissioner,” said Wright-Thornburg. A third person made it out of the house and was airlifted to a local hospital. Firefighters arrived to find the house and attached garage at 2962 West Montgomery County Road 400 North fully engulfed by fire, and a resident of the house outside in the front lawn. That resident was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital, where he was in stable condition on Monday, according to the news release. He was a member of the county council, where current county attorney Dan Taylor got to know him closely.

Some of the pictures of his time in the service had been at his house. Maj. Gen. Chastain had served 36 years in the United State Military and Indiana National Guard. The cause of the blast is under investigation, but officials are reportedly investigating the possibility of a gas leak. Busenbark said that, when crews arrived, they found one person who lived inside the home on the front lawn. That person was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital by helicopter in stable condition.

DARLINGTON, Indiana — Retired Gen. Dick Chastain and another person were killed in a house explosion in Crawfordsville early Saturday morning at the 2900 block of West 400 North. Chastain has served a number of roles in the Montgomery County community. That’s where current county attorney Dan Taylor got to know him closely. Crawfordsville Fire Chief Scott Busenbark says crews dispatched to the fire Saturday morning found one person on the home’s front lawn. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – An explosion in Crawfordsville left two people dead and one person injured, according to the Darlington Fire Department.

ESSEX, Md. — An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames. The cause of the blast is under investigation, but officials are reportedly investigating the possibility of a gas leak as the cause of the blast. Busenbark said the deaths have shaken Crawfordsville, a city of about 16,000 residents located about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis. That person was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in stable condition. We are extremely saddened by the loss of retired Maj. Gen. Richard Chastain, of Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Crawfordsville Fire Chief Scott Busenbark said crews were called Saturday morning to a house fire and found one person on the home’s front lawn. He said the injured person was flown by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital in stable condition, WXIN-TV reported. He said the injured person was flown by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital in stable condition, WXIN-TV reported. Two people in their 90s died and a third person was injured when a fire and reported explosion destroyed a home in west-central Indiana, authorities said. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Two people in their 90s died and a third person was injured when a fire and reported explosion destroyed a home in west-central Indiana, authorities said. A house fire and reported explosion in west-central Indiana killed two people.