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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 9:42 PM CDT
|By Brady Williams
One whole year after the deadly Weinbach Avenue explosion, the Cardin family is still living out of a condo. Natalie Cardin said that’s because their insurance won’t pay to repair their home.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
“We were never dispatched. The explosion was so close we actually felt it,” says Captain Michael Whitledge.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Aaron Chatman
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is remembering a tragic day in recent Evansville history.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
The families of the explosion victims set up flower arrangements Thursday morning as a way to honor where their houses used to be.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Liz DeSantis
One neighbor says she had to have her entire ceiling replaced after the incident.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Jacee Caldwell
Three people were killed and dozens of homes damaged.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
Many families that live off of North Weinbach were forced to move, that includes Rebecca Gonzalez.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:43 AM CDT
|By Steve Mehling and Monica Watkins
Officials with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security saying a leaking gas line was the cause of the explosion.
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Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
The Cardin home located off Hercules Avenue in Evansville was shaken down to its foundation after the Weinbach Avenue explosion in August 2022.
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Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Jordan Yaney
The plot of land directly next to August's deadly house explosion has been sold.
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Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Brady Williams
The family of the Weinbach explosion victims is giving out food for Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Jordan Yaney
After investigators determined that the Weinbach Avenue house explosion was caused by an undetected gas leak, many around the Tri-State are concerned about a gas leak in their homes.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
For the family of two of the victims, Charlie and Martina Hite, the findings present more questions than answers.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 8:55 PM CDT
|By Jordan Yaney , Mitchell Carter and Brady Williams
The Indiana State Fire Marshal has ruled that the cause of Aug. 10th’s house explosion on Weinbach Avenue was accidental.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Jordan Yaney
Nearly three months after a house explosion killed three people on North Weinbach Avenue, officials determined it was an accidental gas explosion.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
Several houses on Weinbach Avenue have already been torn down, deemed too damaged by August’s explosion to keep standing.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 1:24 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter and Monica Watkins
It’s been 76 days since the explosion happened.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Jamee French
Several residents whose homes were damaged after the deadly Weinbach Avenue explosion appeared at an administrative hearing on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Steve Mehling
Officials say crews started those demos Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Jill Lyman
We’re told officials found a cut in the chain link fence around the quarantine area.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
The road was closed Tuesday while investigators were on scene.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 1:07 PM CDT
|By Jill Lyman
Officials say Weinbach Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. until about 4 p.m. between Vogel Rd. and Bellaire Ave.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Jill Lyman and Mitchell Carter
The explosion earlier this month killed Jessica Teague and Charles and Martina Hite.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 9:10 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
Wednesday marks two weeks since the deadly home explosion on North Weinbach Avenue.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:37 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
North Weinbach Avenue resident Rebecca Gonzalez lives two doors down from the home that exploded last week.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 9:14 PM CDT
|By Monica Watkins, Keaton Eberly and Brady Williams
Evansville Fire Chief Mike Larson says the investigation is now in the hands of state fire marshals.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
Doctor Scott Davis is a Combustion Systems Expert and CEO of Gexcon.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Monica Watkins and Brady Williams
On Tuesday, officials re-opened Weinbach Avenue, giving volunteers the opportunity to help victims affected by last week’s explosion.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Bernado Malone
One local business is hosting a vendor pop up event with music and food on August 27.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By 14 News Staff and Mitchell Carter
Crews opened the road just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
Officer Josh Doane arrived at Weinbach Avenue just five minutes after a home exploded, killing three, injuring one and damaging 39 homes.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Monica Watkins and Steve Mehling
For some, last week’s explosion brought back memories of another deadly explosion that happened five years ago in Evansville.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 11:20 AM CDT
|By Jill Lyman and Jamee French
The coroner has released preliminary causes of death for the three people killed in last week’s home explosion on N. Weinbach.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By 14 News Staff
Leaders with Olivet Community Church and Oak Hill Bible Fellowship are trying to help people recover following Wednesday's deadly explosion, as well as tend to their own damage.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By 14 News Staff
The funeral is set to be held at Alexander West Funeral Home in Evansville on Tuesday, August 16.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
After Wednesday’s explosion on Weinbach Avenue, which took the lives of three people, several nearby houses had to be evacuated until the city could ensure their stability.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By Tamar Sher
Harrison Athletic Director Andre Thomas says the man's legacy will live on at the high school forever.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 11:41 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
Many residents on Weinbach Avenue say they are still processing the deadly explosion.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:31 PM CDT
|By Steve Mehling
Five years ago, an explosion and subsequent fire broke out on Hercules Avenue, killing two women and leaving three people with severe burns.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
Evansville Fire Department Fire Station No. 4 was the first on the scene.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
After the couple died in the explosion on North Weinbach Avenue, their friends are making sure they still get their medals.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:41 AM CDT
|By Jamee French
The American Red Cross deployed its disaster reaction team to help the 15 families who are now displaced following Wednesday’s deadly explosion.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 11:28 PM CDT
|By A’Leeyah Ponder
People in the neighborhood whose homes are still standing after Wednesday's explosion are now in recovery mode.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:38 PM CDT
|By 14 News Staff
A group of brothers took time out of their day on Thursday to bring snacks and drinks to first responders working the deadly home explosion on Weinbach Avenue.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 7:44 PM CDT
|By Mitchell Carter
The explosion on the 1000 block of Weinbach Avenue on Wednesday afternoon left three dead, one injured and 15 families displaced.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Robinson Miles
Among the three who died in Wednesday’s home explosion on Weinbach Avenue were Charles and Martina Hite, a married couple from Evansville
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Jordan Yaney , Steve Mehling and 14 News Staff
On Thursday afternoon, the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office released the names of the three victims killed in the Evansville house explosion.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Keaton Eberly , Jordan Yaney and Brady Williams
Authorities confirm that three people are dead following a house explosion that occurred on Weinbach Avenue in Evansville on Wednesday afternoon.