Community Cleanup Effort Launched for Gladstone Home Explosion

Fireworks, not gas leak, likely caused fatal Gladstone explosion, city says

Investigators believe fireworks materials contributed to a deadly house explosion in Gladstone. Cleanup efforts continue as officials investigate the tragedy.

Community cleanup effort launched for Gladstone home explosion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The City of Gladstone announced on Monday that it has begun a full overhaul and cleanup operation in a neighborhood where a home exploded Saturday morning. The city said the demolition process will take place in the area of Northeast 74th Terrace and North Main Street -- just west of North Oak Trafficway -- where a man and two dogs were killed in a single-family home explosion. The blast killed the homeowner, 84-year-old Rich…

Natural gas ruled out as cause of Gladstone home explosion, cleanup effort underway

Preliminary findings suggest the explosion may have been caused by combustible materials stored on site