VERMILION, OH : House explodes in Vermilion after vehicle crashes into gas meter; suspect arrested on Thursday, 31st January 2019

A house explosion in Vermilion is being blamed on a hit-and-run crash in which authorities say a driver went off the road and struck a gas meter.

It happened early Thursday morning in the 15300 block of Darrow Road. A deputy responding to the crash was there when the explosion took place.Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth tells WKYC the explosion was so fierce that it knocked the deputy off his feet and blew out his car windows. He was treated and released at a nearby hospital.

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