House, garage in unincorporated Belleville lost after early morning explosion
An early morning explosion on Sunday led to the loss of a house and garage on Country Club Lane near Belleville.
According to Capt. Bruce Fleshren of the St. Clair Sheriff’s Department, authorities received a call at 7:15 a.m. about a garage explosion at 216 Country Club Lane. A neighbor reported she could see flames coming from the garage following the explosion.
St. Clair County deputies arrived on the scene and located and safely removed a 53-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman from the house. Signal Hill Fire Department firefighters arrived on the scene and began extinguishing the fire, which had spread from the attached garage to the house.
The State Fire Marshal was requested to begin an investigation into the cause. The residents did advise that they just had their floors redone, and there were floor chemicals in their garage at the time of the fire, according to Fleshren.
Video from a neighbor does not show anyone around the garage prior to the fire, and then flames can be seen in the garage on the video. The fire marshal has not determined a cause but did not find anything suspicious.
No one was injured, and no other property was damaged.
This story was originally published January 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM.
