By Associated Press - Monday, July 6, 2020

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Officials in Kentucky have identified a homeowner who was killed in an explosion allegedly sparked by homemade fireworks, authorities said.

The victim was identified as Kelly Zilisch, 53, according to Hardin County Coroner Dr. William Lee.

At least seven people were inside Zilisch’s Elizabethtown home when there was an explosion at around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sheriff John Ward previously said.



Five people were taken to hospitals for injuries. Authorities did not give the names or ages of the other victims.

Officials have said the preliminary investigation indicated people inside the home were making homemade fireworks at the time, according to news outlets.

“I guess they mixed the wrong kind of chemicals together and caused this explosion,” WAVE-TV quoted Ward as saying.

The sheriff said Sunday that the investigation remained ongoing.

The Bureau of Alcohol, To­bacco, Firearms and Explosives was also conducting an investigation with assistance from Ken­tucky State Police and the Ken­tucky State Fire Marshal’s office, news outlets reported.

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