Mississippi Home Explosion Caused by Propane Leak Kills 2

Officials say two people were killed in a house explosion in Newton County.

Coroner Danny Shoemaker tells The Clarion-Ledger that an 81-year-old man and 78-year-old woman died in the explosion Saturday night.

Irven Skinner, a fire official, told WTOK-TV that it was a very large explosion and the house was blown completely flat.

Skinner says the explosion was likely caused by a propane leak around the fireplace.

The two victims were husband and wife