BATH — The Maine fire marshal’s office says no charges will be filed in a home explosion that killed a woman in Bath.
A leak in a propane line caused the Feb. 12 explosion at the duplex at 31-29 Bluff Road. WMTW-TV reports that the fire marshal’s office said today that the case is not closed.
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Fire investigators say the leak was in the wall of the unit next to one where 64-year-old Dale Ann Fussell’s body was found. Investigators believe fumes seeped into a crawl space before being ignited from an unknown source.
Four other people were taken to the hospital.
The blast flattened the building, awakened neighbors and scattered debris as far as a quarter mile away.
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