{"id":8399,"date":"2026-05-26T15:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7656957\/michigan-house-explosion-leaves-1-dead-and-another-in-critical-condition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:03:38","slug":"michigan-house-explosion-leaves-1-dead-and-another-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/8399\/michigan-house-explosion-leaves-1-dead-and-another-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan house explosion leaves 1 dead and another in critical condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) \u2014 A Michigan house explosion early Tuesday left one person dead and one in critical condition, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not yet determined what caused the fire and explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. in Plainfield Township, north of Grand Rapids.<\/p>\n<p>When authorities arrived, the home was destroyed and the debris was on fire, according to the Kent County Sheriff\u2019s Office. One person was dead. <\/p>\n<p>Two neighbors pulled a woman out of the home after hearing her yelling.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI had to get in there and get her out,\u201d one of the neighbors, Tim Johnson, told WOOD-TV. He said they \u201cgrabbed her arms and pulled her out as far as we could.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. <\/p>\n<p>The blast shook Johnson\u2019s house and he had second-degree burns on his head and a hand.<\/p>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"3878e75f8419aa26b072aef01d547475e28ef197f23e7db0cd35ba1463395f53\" data-filename=\"3878e75f8419aa26b072aef01d547475e28ef197f23e7db0cd35ba1463395f53.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/a305fe13-64e9-4ea8-91a4-cffc1e354a55\/3878e75f8419aa26b072aef01d547475e28ef197f23e7db0cd35ba1463395f53.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>First responders work the scene of an explosion in Comstock Park, Mich. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Joel Bissell\/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"9ecb1196d47f275d9988295bedea63d89b1ec55146260babb3d43b48e939f2f4\" data-filename=\"9ecb1196d47f275d9988295bedea63d89b1ec55146260babb3d43b48e939f2f4.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/a305fe13-64e9-4ea8-91a4-cffc1e354a55\/9ecb1196d47f275d9988295bedea63d89b1ec55146260babb3d43b48e939f2f4.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>First responders work the scene of an explosion in Comstock Park, Mich. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Joel Bissell\/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"af63dc7337129b8b6b6f8d5e4fedc7367aa18deb235b8e4e8175cbacfdea53ad\" data-filename=\"af63dc7337129b8b6b6f8d5e4fedc7367aa18deb235b8e4e8175cbacfdea53ad.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/a305fe13-64e9-4ea8-91a4-cffc1e354a55\/af63dc7337129b8b6b6f8d5e4fedc7367aa18deb235b8e4e8175cbacfdea53ad.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>An aerial image shows the aftermath of an explosion that happened in Comstock Park, Mich. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Joel Bissell\/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"7b0292b6204faf6d1eea2ada3ce187a6e0104fbc54633bdc309d5f9506804c15\" data-filename=\"7b0292b6204faf6d1eea2ada3ce187a6e0104fbc54633bdc309d5f9506804c15.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/a305fe13-64e9-4ea8-91a4-cffc1e354a55\/7b0292b6204faf6d1eea2ada3ce187a6e0104fbc54633bdc309d5f9506804c15.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>A burned vehicle lays among other debris after a house explosion in Comstock Park, Mich. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Joel Bissell\/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) \u2014 A Michigan house explosion early Tuesday left one person dead and one in critical condition, authorities said. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the fire and explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. in Plainfield Township, north of Grand Rapids. 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