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09/22/2017 12:00 AMOfficials are investigating the cause of an explosion in Clinton on Thursday, Sept. 21 that sent two residents to Bridgeport Hospital via Lifestar helicopter.
Initial reports indicated that the explosion was caused by a propane cylinder. According to the Clinton Police Department, however, investigators have definitively determined that the explosion was not caused by a propane cylinder exploding either inside or outside the residence.
The explosion occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. this morning, Sept. 21, in the Evergreen Park mobile Home complex on Route 81 in Clinton. According to the Clinton Police Department, calls poured in after 12:30 a.m. reporting home shaken by the blast. Shortly after, at 12:34 a.m., a caller reported a fire at the mobile home complex.
The occupants of the home have been identified as husband and wife Leo Hinkley, 64, and Candace Hinkley, 61. Both were transported to Bridgeport Hospital with severe burns and traumatic injuries. They are currently listed in critical condition and serious condition respectively.
Responders to the park found a mobile home leveled by a blast. Leo and Candace Hinkley were pulled from the burning wreckage by members of the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department and Police Department. Killingworth, Madison, and Old Saybrook responders assisted on the scene.
The local Fire Marshal recommends that anyone who has reason to believe their propane tanks and or appliances are not operating correctly to immediately vacate the area in question and contact 911 and your propane service provider immediately.
The Connecticut State Fire Marshal, Clinton Fire Marshal, and the Clinton Police are conducting a joint investigation into the origin and cause of the fire and explosion.