State Police Trooper Kelly Grant said that nine officers were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries and the remains of one unidentified person was found in a building at the home in North Haven Thursday morning.
Grant did not release a name during a Thursday news conference, saying an autopsy was scheduled to positively identify the body. But there was no one in custody.
Kelly said that a woman had called police to report domestic violence before the explosion at a barn behind the home Wednesday night. First Selectman Michael Freda said the wife escaped before the explosion.
“This started late this afternoon with what was apparently a very violent domestic call,” Freda told WTIC-TV. He said the police “were trying to coax him … out of the house and really try to calm the situation down. Then things took a turn for the worse with an explosion.”
All nine officers remained hospitalized Thursday. They were members of the regional tactical team, and included five from East Haven, three from North Haven, and one from Branford.
Firefighters on Thursday continued to battle the barn fire that also damaged other structures and vehicles.