Two homes were destroyed after an explosion in Sinclair. Credit: Courtesy of Ewout Rijk de Vries
A homeowner was injured and two houses were destroyed after an explosion in Sinclair Saturday evening.
Firefighters responded to the report of an explosion at 441 Shore Road at about 7 p.m., according to a press release from Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss. The homeowner, who was inside the residence at the time, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. An adjacent home also caught fire due to the explosion, and a resident inside of that home escaped without injury.
Both homes are considered a total loss, Moss said.
Investigation into what caused the explosion is ongoing.
Two homes were destroyed after an explosion in Sinclair. Credit: Courtesy of Maine State Police./Two homes were destroyed after an explosion in Sinclair. Credit: Courtesy of Ewout Rijk de Vries.Two homes were destroyed after an explosion in Sinclair. Credit: Courtesy of Ewout Rijk de Vries.Some of the debris from a house that exploded Saturday on Shore Road in Sinclair found its way into Long Lake. (Courtesy of Grayson Schmechel)A pile of rubble is all that’s left of a house on Shore Road in Sinclair that exploded and burned Saturday. (Courtesy of Grayson Schmechel)Local residents check out the remains of a house on Shore Road in Sinclair that exploded Saturday. (Courtesy of Grayson Schmechel)
