Man dies in Lafayette house whereas producing fireworks

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A person is lifeless after a house explosion involving fireworks in Lafayette.

Round 2:25 p.m. on Friday, police and fireplace crews acquired a report of an explosion on S. twenty eighth Road. An grownup male discovered inside was taken to the hospital, the place he later died.

Investigators believed the person was producing fireworks on the house when an explosion occurred. Close by houses had been evacuated out of precaution whereas hazardous supplies discovered within the house had been investigated.

Upon additional investigation, officers additionally checked out a house on Crestview Courtroom the place different hazardous supplies had been positioned.

The incident continues to be beneath investigation. There isn’t any risk to the general public presently.