Fairmont, West Virginia explosion under investigation, man hospitalized with burns from incident

An investigation is underway into an explosion at a Marion County home that hospitalized a man.

State police said they responded to a Wine Drive residence in Fairmont Monday night at around 10:10 p.m.

Troopers said that the home sustained ‘significant damage’ because of an explosion that may have occurred because of a gas leak.

Stephen Overstreet, 29, of Fairmont, suffered injuries in the explosion and was taken to a Pittsburgh, Pa. burn center for further treatment.