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Noblesville home destroyed by natural gas explosion

A natural gas explosion Sunday afternoon left a Noblesville home structurally unsafe to enter.

Kaitlin L Lange
IndyStar
The Noblesville Fire Department responded to a natural gas explosion Sunday.

A natural gas explosion Sunday afternoon left a Noblesville home structurally unsafe to enter.

Around noon, the Noblesville Fire Department responded to calls for a possible residential structure collapse in the 11900 block of Whisper Ridge Drive. Neighbors nearby heard a large explosion that shook their homes, according to a Noblesville Fire Department news release.

The home was under construction at the time of the explosion and no one was injured. The Noblesville Fire Department said the house is a total loss, at an estimated $300,000.

All utilities were immediately shut off.

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