Home explosion reported in Wood County

Wausau Pilot & Review

Multiple crews responded late Wednesday after a home explosion in Saratoga, a community in Wood County.

Wood County Dispatch took a 911 call at about 10 p.m. Wednesday reporting the explosion at a home in the 7000 block of Pinehaven Court. Officials say the home was engulfed in flames when fire crews and officers arrived on scene.

No one was inside the home at the time of the explosion and no injuries were reported.

Officials have not released a cause, though the incident remains under investigation.

Crews from Nekoosa, Grand Rapids, Port Edwards, Wisconsin Rapids , Saratoga, and Rome assisted in the response.

This is a developing story.

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