Person missing after house explosion, fire at home in Ripley County

Person missing after house explosion at home in Ripley County WLWT ripley county indiana house fire SOURCE: WLWT Advertisement Updated: 11:00 PM EST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Matthew Dietz Digital Editor Person missing after house explosion at home in Ripley County Updated: 11:00 PM EST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Matthew Dietz Digital Editor RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. — Investigators are searching for a person after a house exploded in Ripley County, Indiana, on Tuesday night. It happened around 9 p.m. on West County Road near South County Road in Shelby Township. Advertisement Investigators didn’t have further information on the missing person but said the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating and searching. WLWT WLWT The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to avoid the area of West County Road 350 South and South County Road 350 West. Numerous departments were called to fight the fire, including New Marion, Versailles, Osgood, Napoleon and Milan volunteer departments. Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Ole Miss student apologizes after video showing women making racist gestures sparks backlash Video: Drone delivers food to ape stranded during Florida flooding Public health alert issued for three frozen meat products, USDA warns Paul McCartney achieves billionaire status, becomes world’s third-richest musician