Detroit house explosion leaves 3 children with minor injuries

Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press
Updated ·1 min read
Debris is all that is left of a house that exploded on the 18900 block of Barlow Street in Detroit where 3 children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital. DTE and emergency workers were on site.
Debris is all that is left of a house that exploded on the 18900 block of Barlow Street in Detroit where 3 children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital. DTE and emergency workers were on site.

First responders are on the scene of a house explosion on Detroit's east side that left three children injured.

The Detroit Fire Department received the call around 3 p.m. Tuesday about a house explosion near the intersection of Barlow Street and East Seven Mile, said Detroit Fire Department Chief James Harris.

Fire personnel rushed to the scene and got to work extinguishing the flames at 4 p.m.

DTE Energy and emergency workers respond to a house explosion on the 18900 block of Barlow street in Detroit, where three children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
DTE Energy and emergency workers respond to a house explosion on the 18900 block of Barlow street in Detroit, where three children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

Three children from a neighboring house were transported to St. John's Hospital for lacerations and bruises.

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The Fire Department is still on the scene, searching through the debris and rubble that remains of the home.

It's currently unknown whether anyone was in the house when the incident occurred.

This is a developing story.

Emergency responders stand on top of debris from a house that exploded on the 18900 block of Barlow street in Detroit, where three children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Emergency responders stand on top of debris from a house that exploded on the 18900 block of Barlow street in Detroit, where three children from a neighboring home were transported to the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

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