Dramatic new home surveillance footage captures the moment a Michigan home exploded and went up in flames, killing a 4-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman.
The Monday night blast on Flint’s west side had so much force that it rattled the home of Matt Erway, whose camera caught the explosion from down the block, mlive.com reported.
Police said the 9 p.m. incident injured a couple inside and killed their young daughter, whose body was found in the rubble the next day.
The girl’s mother suffered non-life-threatening burns but her husband remains in critical condition Wednesday, the outlet reported.
The 55-year-old woman was found dead in a neighboring home — with police forced to evacuate 17 houses on the block and forced the local utility company to shut down service for 27 area homes, officials said.
“This is a tragic time for our community,” Flint Mayor Sheldon Neely told USA Today.
Authorities said the blast was felt from miles away.
“It was like a really loud boom,” neighbor Aisha Lott told the newspaper. “And my house shook.”