Elderly Kentucky woman survives after her house explodes while trying to light gas stove
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fire officials say an elderly woman was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries after her house exploded while she was lighting her gas stove.
Officials said a corroded gas line had caused natural gas to leak into the house. When the woman who lived there tried to light the gas stove with a match Tuesday morning, the gas ignited, blowing out some of the doors and windows and igniting the side of the house next door.
Lisa Smith, a spokeswoman for Columbia Gas, said a gas company employee reported the explosion just before 9 a.m. EDT. Smith told The Lexington Herald-Leader the employee was in the area investigating an odor of natural gas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Neighbors say the elderly woman lived alone and was in her 80s. They said she had lived in the house for decades.
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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com