Mississauga explosion

Fatal house explosion rocks Mississauga

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the person who died in Mississauga’s home explosion on Tuesday was a female.

Close to 58 homes were evacuated as a safety precaution after one home on Hickory Dr. in Mississauga exploded. Residents have been asked to stay out of their homes as police continue their investigation in the area, she told CP24 Wednesday morning.

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Residents on the quiet Mississauga street were thrown into shock and confusion after the explosion at a house on Hickory Dr. that killed one person, wiped out three homes and caused moderate damage to six to eight others.

“It was like pictures from a hurricane … that’s what it looked like. Everything was strewn all over, tons of 2-by-4s, aluminum, bricks,” said Claudio Cugliari.

Although the cause remains under investigation, authorities confirmed that one person had died and nine others assessed for minor injuries. Firefighters were conducting a search and rescue operation Tuesday evening.

In one photo taken by Cugliari, a woman can be seen being carried from a home by a police officer amid the rubble.

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A man with whom the Star spoke at the police tape line, but who didn't want to be identified, showed the Star images of handwritten letters he said a friend recovered on the street immediately following the blast.

According to a text message conversation, these pieces of paper were collected by the friend on the street in front of the destroyed house, put in a grocery bag and handed off to police.

"Dear God, as of next week everything will fall apart for us," begins the note.

It goes on to say: "We owe mortgage, company, house taxes, water bill, gas bill, hydro bill" and "our outside looks like crap, unkept lawn, overgrown plants, bricks on wall cracking."

The note concludes: "The upstairs bathroom electricity is off, the back bathroom shower has problems and we have No Money to fix or pay anyone."

The note's author is unknown. It is also unclear whether it is related to the explosion.

Asked about the note, Peel Police Const. Rachel Gibbs said it’s "too early to speculate" on what happened Tuesday.

(Toronto Star)

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