WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) -- The Wake County Fire Marshal and federal officials are investigating after an explosion led to a house fire near Wendell on Sunday morning, officials said.

The house fire was reported around 9:50 a.m. in the 7200 block of Old Bunch Road near Doc Procter Road, according to a Wake County Sheriff's Office news release.

Fire crews and deputies "responded to a report of an explosion that led to a house fire," the news release said.

The Wendell Fire Department and the Hopkins Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire, located just west of Lizard Lick Road and north of U.S. 264.

The Wake County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the cause of the fire, the release said.

"This is an active invest

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