Natural gas explosion levelled Brantford house: fire marshal

The Ontario Fire Marshal confirms it was a natural gas explosion that levelled a Brantford home last week. However investigators still haven’t determined the exact cause of the fatal blast.

Nancy Grasso, 56, is believed to have been inside the home at 55 Ruffian Rd. when the explosion happened around 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 25. A body was found in the rubble, but police haven’t confirmed the remains are that of the missing woman.

An autopsy was performed Monday and the results are pending.

“Investigators from the office of the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office have determined that this was an explosion of natural gas,” the fire marshal said in a release this week.

“The underground natural gas system in the neighbourhood is secure and poses no further danger to the area.”

Two adjacent houses remain uninhabitable. Other homes damaged by the blast have been released back to their owners.

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