Officials identify North Georgia couple killed in house explosion; cause still unknown
Officials identify North Georgia couple killed in house explosion; cause still unknown
The explosion destroyed this home and damaged several others on Pauline Lane in Blairsville. The blast was felt and heard miles away. (State Fire Marshal s Office)
It could be weeks before fire investigators know what caused a house to explode Sunday in Blairsville, killing two people.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office today identified the deceased couple as Ralph Norris Wood, Jr., 78, and Peggy Wood, 77. They died in the blast at their home at 307 Pauline Lane.
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A house exploded in Union County on Sunday morning, killing two people and sending rumbles miles away.
The Union County Fire Department said the explosion happened at around 8 a.m. at a home off Pauline Lane in Blairsville. They said the home is totally destroyed and that other homes were also damaged.
State fire commissioner John King s office identified the dead Monday as 78-year-old Ralph Norris Wood Jr. and 77-year-old Peggy Wood. Autopsies were planned on both at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Atlanta.
Many nearby residents took to social media to say they felt and heard the blast miles away. NBC affiliate WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina, said neighbors reported feeling the blast 25 miles away.