EAU CLAIRE, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – One person was killed and another injured in a house explosion Monday morning in Chippewa County.
It happened at a home on County Line Road, north of Eau Claire.
Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk said they believe only two people were in the home at the time of the explosion. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to a hospital in Eau Claire.
Several people have told WQOW-TV that they felt the explosion from several miles away. Kowalczyk said the Department of Criminal Investigation and Chippewa County authorities are investigating. Kowalczyk said he believes propane caused the explosion.
