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Person killed and wreckage scattered across street as house explodes in Indiana

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One person was killed and two injured when a house exploded in southern Indiana.

The home in Jeffersonville was obliterated in the explosion and 10-20 other homes in the neighbourhood received varying degrees of damage, firefighter Sgt Justin Ames said.

Photos from the scene show debris from the exploded home strewn across the area, on top of neighboring homes and in the street.

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Firefighters on the scene in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Sunday morning (local time). Jeffersonville Fire Department

Wreckage was spread across the seat after the explosion. CNN

One person was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were being treated for injuries sustained in the explosion. A search of the area didn't uncover any other victims, according to Ames. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

Jeffersonville is a city in southern Indiana directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky.

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