BAYHAM – The cause of an explosion that destroyed a rural home southeast of London is still under investigation.

Bulldozers had scraped the rubble and debris away from the foundation of the house on Sandytown Road in the municipality of Bayham by Monday morning, leaving an empty space where the five-bedroom house once stood. A small trailer near the house also was destroyed, but swings and playset on the property remained in one piece.

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No one was injured in the blast just after 10 a.m. Friday that rattled the windows of a neighbouring home half a kilometre away.

Investigators from the Ontario’s fire marshal’s office continues to sift through the evidence. The Technical Standards and Safety Authority is assisting in the investigation because the home was heated by pro

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