Husband and wife pulled from home after fire, collapse reported
Partner and spouse lifeless right after Hopkins house explosion
An explosion of unknown origins wrecked a residence in Hopkins Wednesday early morning, ensuing in the demise of two people.
HOPKINS, Minn. (FOX 9) – An explosion of unknown origins destroyed a dwelling in Hopkins Wednesday early morning, ensuing in the dying of the few who lived in the house.
At 10:15 a.m. on July 27, an explosion could be heard “from 8-15 blocks away,” according to authorities who responded to the scene to locate a residence at 210 21st Ave. N totally collapsed and on fire.

An explosion leveled a house in Hopkins on Wednesday.
The two sufferer homeowners, afterwards determined as Sharon and Herb Vassar – a partner and wife considered to be in their 80s, had been taken from the scene by the Hennepin County Professional medical Examiner. The household was at the scene Wednesday afternoon.

Aerial shot of the remains of a house adhering to an explosion. (FOX 9)
In accordance to authorities, at this time it is unknown what induced the explosion, but 15-20 agencies responded, like the Minnesota Business office of Pipeline Security and CenterPoint Strength. The Vassar’s household instructed FOX 9 they ended up doing work on a dwelling improvement challenge the day in advance of the explosion.
CenterPoint Power was on the scene all working day examining for leaking all over the community and consider it was isolated to just the Vassar’s household.
“This is a heartbreaking working day for the Town of Hopkins and our inhabitants. This is a restricted-knit community and we never have strangers. This is a deeply own day in our metropolis,” said Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon at a press meeting Wednesday evening. “As you can see from all the individuals out right here offering products and services to their neighbors, we’re grateful for the reaction that everyone has had.”
In accordance to Hanlon, Chick-fil-A dropped off 150 sandwiches as a courtesy to responders doing the job onsite all day.