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Six Injured One Dead After Explosion At Ohio Home

Last updated on Monday, November 14, 2011

(FAIRBORN, OH.) - A fire official says the body of a 75-year-old man missing since a house exploded in Fairborn, Ohio has been found. Fairborn Fire Marshal Carl Day says the man’s body was found Sunday afternoon.

Fairborn Fire Marshal Carl Day says the man's body was found Sunday afternoon. Six others had been injured in the explosion Saturday.

It's believed to have been caused by a contracting crew that was digging for a water line and struck a natural gas line with a backhoe.

Among the victims are a 13-year-old listed as critical at Shriner's Hospital for Children in Cincinnati. Officials say a 1-year-old baby was in fair condition and a 5-year-old was in good condition at another hospital.

A third child, whose age wasn't available, was treated and released Saturday. Officials say two adults were taken to a hospital. Their conditions aren't available

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