On Aug. 21, a powerful explosion ripped through a house in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood, killing the man who lived there and jolting nearby blocks. County officials later identified him as 62-year-old Karl Lysinger, and the Sacramento County Coroner has ruled his death a suicide.
Explosion, Emergency Response And Early Investigation
Firefighters raced to the 39th Street home after a wave of 911 calls reported a house on fire and a possible explosion. Crews arrived to find the structure heavily involved in flames and reported additional smaller blasts as they worked the scene. The department called in explosive ordnance technicians to back up investigators.
According to KCRA, firefighters recovered a body near the front of the home and focused on keeping the fire from jumping to neighboring houses. Investigators said they were treating it as both a fire and an explosion investigation, with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office brought in to assist.
Coroner Rules Blast Death A Suicide
The county coroner later concluded that Lysinger died from blast injuries and listed the manner of death as suicide, according to The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento Fire Department investigators told the Bee they believe the explosion was intentional. At the same time, they said the exact heat source that set off the blast has not yet been pinpointed.
Officials say the case remains under active investigation while teams sift through records and forensic evidence to piece together what happened inside the home before it blew apart…