Gas was the likely cause of the Tuesday evening explosion that leveled a house in the Glenmore subdivision east of Charlottesville, killing a woman and seriously injuring a man, according to Albemarle County officials.

The woman, who was a Glenmore resident, had been checking on the house at 2331 Ferndown Lane Tuesday for its owners who were out of the country at the time, according to Albemarle County Fire Rescue. The man had come at her request to locate the source of a gassy smell, the fire department said.

Update: 1 dead, 1 injured in explosion that leveled Glenmore house

"We believe this is a totally isolated incident," Albemarle Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston said at a Wednesday press conference.

He said Albemarle County’s fire marshal is focusing the investigation on gas applia

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