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Cause Sought After 1 Dead In Michigan Home Explosion

SAND BEACH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT/ AP) — An investigation is ongoing after a Michigan home explosion and fire.

It happened Saturday night in Sand Beach Township killing a woman and injuring her adult daughter.

The Huron County sheriff's office says 69-year-old Sally E. Pullen was trapped inside and died. Her 50-year-old daughter Elizabeth A. Sarnowski was ejected from the house by the explosion and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Firefighters were unable to reach the trapped woman for nearly two hours.

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