CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper Police Department has released information about a house explosion that occurred on Monday, Sept. 2 in Casper.
No one is thought to have been in the home or injured at this time.
People in the neighborhood reported hearing the explosion and feeling their homes shake.
“At first, I thought it was a sonic boom,” one lady said.
Police were asking neighbors from at least one home next door to the explosion whether they needed any support from victim services.
A teenager who was upstairs in that home at the time of the explosion said he had to find his mom’s shoes before making his way out of his house due to shattered glass and debris upstairs.
His father said the ceiling of their game room had at least partially collapsed after the explosion.
The police department’s full statement is as follows:
Shortly before 1:00pm today Casper Police responded to a home explosion on the 3800 Block of Plateau Place in Casper.
At this time, it is believed that no one was in the house and no one is injured
Most of the homes surrounding the effected house were damaged.
This is a joint investigation with the Casper Police and Casper Fire Department.
The intersections of 39th and Coffman, 39th and Arroyo, 39th and Plateau and 39th and Janel are closed.
Crews will be on scene for an extended amount of time while we investigate and crews work to clear the scene. Please avoid the area.
Blacks Hills Energy and Rocky Mountain Power crews are also on scene investigating.
We are extremely grateful for our partners at the Casper Fire Department. Our officers and detectives will be working tirelessly with Casper Fire to determine the cause and to complete a full and thorough investigation. Casper Police Department
