>> Victim in Kettering house explosion, fire identified
On Tuesday, two trailers of evidence, including water heaters, a furnace and gas piping, were removed from the scene.
“I think it’s just been four months,” said neighbor Kyle Moore. “We want to know what happened so we can move on.”
>> Home’s former resident ‘devastated’ by deadly Kettering explosion
At the time of the explosion, fire officials said they believed the explosion and subsequent fire appeared to be related to a natural gas leak.
Baumgardner was found in critical condition in a neighbor’s yard when crews arrived on scene. She died of multiple blunt-force truama and thermal injuries a short time later, according to the coroner’s office.
Managers at Fire and Explosion Consultants, which sponsored the search for evidence on the site, said they have now turned the site back over to the family of the victim.
>> Kettering house explosion investigation could take months
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