Police have recovered a body inside the rubble of a home that exploded in central New Brunswick.
The explosion happened Friday evening and levelled a two-storey home in Sussex Corner, a small town located about an-hour-and-a-half southeast of Fredericton.
A 51-year-old woman survived the blast and was treated for non-life threatening injuries. She was released from hospital on Saturday.
Later in the day, police confirmed that 53-year-old James Harvey Goddard died in the blast.
Police have said there are no natural gas lines in the immediate area and propane is not believed to be a cause either.
But investigators are aware that Goddard worked with explosives at construction sites.
Neighbour Melanie Hawethorne said the explosion was felt throughout the area.
"We heard a large boom, for lack of a better term. The house shook, it sounded basically like somebody had hit our mini-home, shook pictures off the wall, that kind of thing."
With files from The Canadian Press
