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New York House Explosion
A young girl was killed and other family members injured when a Wilson home exploded.
WILSON, N.Y. (AP) — An early morning blast leveled a house in western New York on Tuesday, killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said the blast occurred around 6 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the rural town of Wilson, on Lake Ontario about 30 miles north of Buffalo. The home used propane tanks but the cause of the explosion wasn't known yet, authorities said.
New York House Explosion
Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Larry Kensinger)
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New York House Explosion
Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Stephen M Wallace)
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Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Stephen M Wallace)
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Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Stephen M Wallace)
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A victim is quickly taken away to the waiting helicopter after a house explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Stephen M Wallace)
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A Wrights Corners interior firefighter searches the burned out basement for a missing girl after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Stephen M Wallace)
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New York House Explosion
Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Larry Kensinger)
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Explosion Levels New York Home Trapping Young Girl
New York House Explosion
Emergency personnel work the scene around a house after an explosion on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Wilson, N.Y. The blast leveled the house killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said. Sarah Johnson's body was found in the debris at the rear of the home, Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said. Authorities weren't sure of her age but believe she was between 12 and 14. Filicetti said her parents and two siblings were blown clear and were found in the front yard by the first deputy to arrive on the scene. All four were being treated at a Buffalo hospital for serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Larry Kensinger)
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