CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The cause of Tuesday night’s home explosion in the Glenmore subdivision of Keswick remains under investigation but Albemarle County Fire Rescue chief Dan Eggleston said Wednesday that investigation is focused on gas as the cause of the blast.
“We suspect the root of this situation was a gas explosion,” Eggleston said, saying the investigation is focusing on gas appliances and distribution systems.
A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured when an explosion leveled a home on Ferndown Lane in Glenmore. Eggleston said the male victim has been transported to VCU’s burn unit in Richmond. Eggleston said responders first found the male victim, then later discovered the body of the deceased female…