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OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Investigators suspect a gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed a house in Ogden and burned a man who was rescued with the help of two parole agents who had just visited the home.
Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman told the Standard-Examiner (http://tinyurl.com/gvtbuo2 ) an investigation is continuing but a gas leak likely caused the blast that sent up 30-foot high flames at the house on Monroe Boulevard about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Marc Miller says he and another agent were walking back to their vehicle when the house exploded.
Miller says his ears were ringing and debris was flying through the air when they spotted a man standing at an upstairs window in the burning home. He eventually jumped and fell on an overhang above the door before the agents helped firefighters pull him to safety.
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