BAYHAM – Nobody was injured as a result of a home explosion that stunned nearby residents in a rural municipality southeast of London, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Police said officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday to a report of an explosion and fire at a residential property in Bayham, a rural municipality near the shores of Lake Erie that includes the communities of Port Burwell and Vienna.

Police were joined by Bayham firefighters at a property on Sandytown Road, police said. The fire was quickly extinguished but the home was “heavily damaged from the explosion,” police said.

“The residence was empty at the time of the incident, and no one was injured,” police said, adding that Ontario fire marshal officials were conducting an investigation.

Bayham Mayor Ed Ketchabaw sa

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