Rathdrum home explodes following gas leak, one person suffers minor burns

RATHDRUM — A house exploded in Rathdrum, Idaho, following a gas leak on Thursday afternoon.

Northern Lakes Fire Marshall Tyler Drechsel said around 1 p.m. a home in Rathdrum on Christine Street exploded following a gas leak. About an hour and a half before the house exploded, a contractor working in the front yard of the home struck a gas line. Avista and the fire department were called to the scene.

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