SOUTHGATE, Mich. — An explosion destroyed a house before dawn Thursday in suburban Detroit and severely injured two people, including a man who was blown outside to the lawn.

“Both had extensive burns and internal injuries,” Southgate police Det. Sgt. Nathan Mosczynski said. “The woman also had an extensive leg injury.”

The explosion woke up the neighbourhood before 6 a.m. A couch crashed into a window across the street and debris landed blocks away, some of it hanging from trees.

A couch crashed into a window across the street and debris landed blocks away, some of it hanging from trees.{ai:summary}<p>An explosion in Southgate, Michigan, destroyed a house early Thursday, injuring two people severely. A man was thrown onto the lawn, suffering extensive burns and internal injuries, while a woman sustained a serious leg injury. The blast caused debris to scatter across the neighborhood. #crime</p>

Detroit-area house explodes, blasting man to the front lawn

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