By Eduardo Castillo
The Wichita Eagle
BUCKLIN—State and local officials are investigating an explosion at a building that killed three people and injured another in southwest Kansas on Saturday.
At 5:28 p.m. Ford County Emergency Communications received a call about an explosion in the 100 block of West Center Street in Bucklin, according to a Facebook post from Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr.
In an email on Sunday, Carr said the explosion happened at a commercial building that was being remodeled.
The Ford County Sheriff’s Office, Bucklin Fire Department and the Ford County Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene.
The three people who died were identified as Jerry Isakson, 26; Robyn Hamilton, 29 and Stormy Isakson, 19 months, all from Dodge City. Christian Stimpert, 26, of Bucklin, was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City for medical treatment, Carr added.
Isakson and Hamilton were the parents of the 19-month-old child, Carr said in a message.
It is not known what caused the explosion. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office, which is assisting in the investigation, was not immediately available Sunday to provide more details.
“The incident is being investigated as an accident,” Carr said.
Bucklin is roughly 130 miles west of Wichita.
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