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A fiery explosion destroyed an Ogden house Tuesday night and sent the homeowner to the hospital with leg burns.
Neighbors reported that the blast at 5:56 p.m. blew off much of the roof of the wood-framed house at 2831 S. Monroe Boulevard. Moments later, an adult male, his legs aflame, crawled out of a window and onto the roof.
The 42-year-old man was helped down and then taken to the hospital in serious condition.
Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman said crews arrived to find the home billowing 30-foot flames and smoke. Firefighters, unable to enter the inferno, instead took a defensive approach; they successfully kept flames from spreading to other houses.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, but Questar workers were called to the scene to address a natural gas leak, Bauman confirmed.
In all, 22 firefighters fought the blaze. None were injured.
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