RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say a car crashed into a home, severing a gas line and sparking an explosion and fire early Friday morning.
Police, in an update mid-day Friday say the driver of the car was killed in the crash.
It all began around 4:15 am, when the Rapid City Fire Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of Degeest Drive for reports of a house that exploded.
Police say a vehicle had left the road and collided with the house, causing an apparent gas leak to occur. The house then exploded and burst into flames.
The resulting structure fire extended into a neighboring residence and threatened an additional neighbor’s house. The damaged gas line was flowing gas that ignited, causing flames to shoot approximately 15-20 feet in the air.
Two people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and a total of three families were displaced by the incident.
Authorities were continuing to investigate the incident and have not released the name of the deceased driver as of yet.
