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"We were in our living room trying to get him to take a nap, playing, when all of a sudden we felt and heard a very large noise, and then the ground started shaking," Tiffany said. "I thought it was an earthquake — then I watched a fireball roll up our neighbors' house and watched the wall fall in slow motion towards our house. So that's when we grabbed our son and ran." Wilkes said the blast happened while the man and woman were in the basement working on a flooring project of some sort. Because the Mullin's are licensed dog breeders, there were over 50 dogs on the property at the time of the explosion, including 16 inside the home. Five of the dogs were recovered in the home hours after the incident, with three currently in critical condition.
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Four cars were destroyed, with an additional vehicle damaged during a detached garage fire on Friday night. The family is now counting on well wishes from the community as the couple will need months to recover in the hospital. "We can only look in, we won't put any crews in the basement. The floor is unstable. All the structural members in the floor system are blown apart," he said. A GoFundMe account has been established by Eric and Miranda Ruiter, who describe themselves as neighbors of the couple, identified as Shea O’Brien Kinsey and Brandon Kinsey. KSTU PhotoA Layton house was damaged by an explosion on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
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“Depending on what happened, we do get flash fires from painting, sealing wood, any of that stuff. “There’s usually a flash fire that burns people, not an explosion, a detonation like this. Authorities originally thought the explosion that obliterated the basement and blew a wall off the Layton home was caused by natural gas, however, that was not the case.
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There is no further update on the condition of the two residents at this time. Officials say they are still receiving treatment at the U of U Burn Center. Kinsey and O’Brien both received visible burns across their faces and arms and were flown to the burn center in severe to critical condition.
“It blew the entire side of the house off,” Wilkes said, adding that he has never seen something like this where the victims survived. The homeowners are being treated for burns at the University of Utah Burn Center. During the restoration project, officials said the couple had used approximately five gallons of acetone. Preston Tiffany, his wife and their 1-year-old son live next door to the house where the explosion occurred. “It blew the entire side of the house off," Wilkes said, adding that he has never seen something like this where the victims survived.
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The man suffered “significant shrapnel injuries” from the explosion. He was taken to a local hospital where he is currently in critical condition. He was transported by ambulance to McKay Dee Hospital, then flown to the University of Utah Hospital after suffering significant shrapnel injuries from the blast. “The victim in this case initially said that he was doing welding in the garage, so that may very well have what caused this explosion,” said Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman. Layton police responded to the area near the garage of the home, where they found a 77 year-old man who had sustained serious injuries from the blast.
After the explosion, the man was able to walk out of the basement, but the woman collapsed at the stairs. Neighbors came to help the two until first responders arrived. Officials say the explosion lifted the house off its foundation, explaining how the structure’s outer wall fell onto the neighboring house. As determined on the day of the incident, the house will need to be demolished as it no longer is on its foundation. Tablets are a great way to remain productive if you don’t have a laptop and your mobile phone’s screen is too small. LAYTON, Utah (ABC4) — The individuals injured in Saturday’s basement explosion have been identified as Brandon Kinsey and Shea O’Brien.
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The man’s wife and 12-year-old granddaughter were inside the home when the explosion occurred, police said. Lyman says a 77-year-old man was welding a bench in the garage of the home when the explosion occurred. “The house has some structural damage, our building inspector did and is doing an investigation to make sure it is still habitable,” Cook said. Police say two other people were inside the home when the explosion occurred, but they were not injured. “Whatever detonated most likely was a pilot light of one of two, you know, furnaces typically in Utah are gas, and so are water heaters,” Wilkes said.
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Layton Fire Battalion Chief Brad Wilkes said the burns were visible across their faces and arms, however, he is most concerned about any potential injuries from the blast itself. LAYTON, Utah (ABC4) — Two people were flown to the University of Utah Burn Center after receiving serious to critical injuries from a basement explosion in Layton earlier today, Apr. 8. Cook said the explosion lifted a wall and caused it to fall over onto the neighbor’s house. "It almost sounded like a very heavy object falling and then the ground started shaking," said Preston Tiffany, who lives next door to where the blast occurred.
The family is now counting on well-wishes from the community as the couple will need months to recover in the hospital. "They're in very difficult circumstances right now," said Shea's father, Kevin O'Brien. "Shea has over 50% of her body burned. (Brandon) still has very significant burns and will be (in the burn unit) for an extended period of time himself." LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — Bomb investigators believe sparks from a welding machine ignited nearby gunpowder, causing a large explosion at a Layton home Tuesday afternoon. Officials are looking into what caused the explosion, but Wilkes isn’t allowing anyone in until they can ensure the house is safe to enter.
LCFD battalion chief Jason Cook said smoke was emanating from all sides of the home when firefighters arrived. The department had to resort to fighting the fire from outside after a large amount of debris prevented crews from entering the structure to attack the incident at its source. LAYTON, Utah — Rescue workers took one person to the hospital Tuesday after what some described as a house explosion in a Layton neighborhood.
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"Burn injuries for sure from a flash explosion," the battalion chief said. "But given the damage to the house that you can see, we suspect some traumatic blast injuries." Tiffany said he saw the couple stumble out of the home with visible burns. Neighbors with medical training assisted them until police and paramedics arrived, he added. There were two people inside the house at the time — one male and one female.
The resulting inferno caused an estimated $200,000 in damages and left the home uninhabitable. LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — Crews on Wednesday responded to a house fire that investigators believe started when when a pan of oil ignited as a family was preparing a birthday party meal. A Utah neighborhood was evacuated and locked down Tuesday night after "ancient dynamite" was found in a home, authorities said.
While officials say it will not collapse on its own, it is considered “uninhabitable” and will be torn down in the future. There are no gas leaks and all power and gas sources have been shut off from the home. The victims confirmed there are no other individuals in the home and while they own several pets, the neighbors confirmed they saw the dogs playing outside. Officials also say they have not heard anything that would suggest pets were inside. Layton City Fire Battalion Chief Brad Wilkes said told Gephardt Daily at the scene that the man and woman were able to get out of the house.
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