Massive Explosion In Evansville!

Deadly explosion in Evansville.

There was a home that exploded in Evansville, Indiana. It led to an investigation from the ATF. Evansville is a three hour drive from Indianapolis. The city sits in Southwestern Indiana and is part of the Evansville/Owensboro/Henderson, KY metropolitan area. 

Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said in a news conference on Wednesday that three people died in this explosion and there are structural damage that is extreme.

"There could be other victims, we have not completed our search," Connelly said. "The buildings are not yet safe to enter."

Another look at the N Weinbach explosion in #Evansville. This one is of the actual site of the blast. The home has been reduced to complete rubble. You can see an adjacent home split in half.

🎥: Drew Strader

Warning: Language pic.twitter.com/JGYM01hgQ8

— Valerie Lyons (@VLyonsTV) August 10, 2022

With @EvansvillePD, @EvansvilleFD, @EVV_EMA82, AMR and Building Commission on North Weinbach Avenue.

Our first responders and city departments will continue to keep residents in the Willemette Village/Wesselman Park neighborhoods safe and informed. pic.twitter.com/n0RhQY6zkd

— Mayor Lloyd Winnecke (@MayorWinnecke) August 10, 2022

At least three people have died and 39 homes were damaged after an explosion in Evansville, Indiana, authorities say https://t.co/O1Jxp1Wzli

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 10, 2022

The initial survey shows that 39 houses have suffered "severe to minor damage," the chief added.

The chief later told reporters that 11 of those 39 homes were left inhabitable, adding that the American Red Cross will be helping those affected families.

CNN reports that Mayor Lloyd Winnecke shared photos from the scene on his Twitter page showing destroyed and damaged homes and piles of debris and said first responders and local departments will "keep residents in the Willemette Village/Wesselman Park neighborhoods safe and informed."

The mayor told CNN affiliate WFIE that the scene was "devastating" and that it will likely take a while to figure out what happened.

"I'd seen photos that have been placed online, but once I walked up to the residence itself and saw the devastation with my own eyes, it was, I mean, it was a gut punch," Winnecke said.

"Across the street from the explosion you'll see house after house that has windows blown out, that has you know there's insulation blown out from homes," the mayor added.

A structural collapse team was called in to survey buildings and to make sure that all gas and electric circuits "had integrity," the chief said.

At least eight agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the State Fire Marshal.

"They will resume the investigation in the morning," the chief said at a news conference Wednesday evening. "This is a standard operating procedure for an incident of this magnitude and of this type."

Search and rescue teams will be allowed back into the area once utilities are secured and the ATF determines their part of the investigation is over, Connelly said.

Authorities also asked residents to stay away from the area.

An investigation of the incident and what caused the explosion is underway, Connelly added.