A caller reported flames coming from a home in Van Alstyne early Monday morning.
Van Alstyne Fire Department, Gunter Volunteer Fire & Rescue, and several other fire departments in the area responded to the scene at about 1:42 a.m., according to Gunter Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
Due to a lack of fire hydrants, multiple departments shuttled water to a drop tank at the scene. According to the statement, a possible explosion leveled about two-thirds of the house.
Neighbors told NBC 5 they had lived near the man and woman for at least ten years. Although the area is rural, the houses are close enough that one neighbor said the explosion could be heard and felt by several surrounding homeowners.
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That neighbor said she came out of her house with a few others, called 911, and tried to find the ma and woman in the rubble, only to find out later they did not survive.
The two homeowners died, according to Grayson County Fire Marshals.
The Grayson County Fire Marshal asked the Texas Railroad Commission for assistance in investigating the possibility that the explosion was caused by a propane leak.
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A neighbor told us several homeowners in the surrounding area had made calls to have their homes inspected following the explosion.
Grayson County Fire Marshals are investigating the fire.
