Chemical Explosion Damages St. Peters Home

A St. Peters home was significantly damaged following a chemical explosion in the basement.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, major structural damage occurred following an explosion in the basement of a home at 63 Harvest Point Court just before noon on Thursday. Scott Freitag, assistant chief of Cottleville Fire Protection District told the Post-Dispatch two men were refinishing a concrete floor in the basement when fumes ignited. 

Freitag told the Post-Dispatch the men were using a sprayer, but were not using proper ventilation and left a hot water heater on. Despite the explosion, neither of the workers were injured. 

According to the Post-Dispatch, one wall in the home blown out nearly 18 inches and the garage door buckled. Freitag told the Post-Dispatch the home was not livable.