Crime & Safety

Home Explosion Reported in New Milford

Public safety officials are reporting a house blew up at 117 Sunny Valley Road in New Milford, and two victims were taken to area hospitals.

New Milford authorities said one person died in what appears to be a gas explsion at a home on Sunny Valley Road. Regional reports, including one from the News Times, said two more people were injured, an adult and a child, who were taken to area hospitals.

Earlier reports said the Lifestar helicopter was ordered to the scene.

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