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Firefighters Battle Blaze After Home Explodes In Orange County

WARWICK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Emergency crews were called to a house explosion in Orange County on Tuesday afternoon.

The house on Walling Road in Pine Island exploded around 3:30 p.m. then burst into flames.

An explosion leveled a home on Walling Road in Pine Island on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY TIMES HERALD-RECORD/ROBERT G. BREESE
An explosion leveled a home on Walling Road in Pine Island on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. (Photo credit: TIMES HERALD-RECORD/ROBERT G. BREESE)

A woman who lived in the home was able to escape safely.

There was no word on what caused the explosion.

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