Probe Into Explosion That Killed Father, Son Continues Firefighters Use Lake Water To Battle Blaze POSTED: 10:54 p.m. EST January 5, 2004 UPDATED: 1:14 p.m. EST January 6, 2004 Story by Click On Detroit ADDISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 43-year-old father and his 20-month-old son were killed Monday night in a house explosion in Addison Township in northern Oakland County. Michael Revest and his son, Gage, were killed in the blaze. Revest had reportedly built the log cabin the family lived in in Addison Township. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. A neighbor heard the explosion around 7 p.m. Monday and ran to the scene on Haven Road, finding 6-year-old Hunter standing outside in his pajamas, Local 4 reported. The boy reportedly escaped through a blown-out window. "He was able to tell her that he was in the house watching television when there was an explosion and a fire, and he was able to get out of the house," Capt. Mark Newman of the Addison Township Fire Department said. Firefighters later found the bodies of the father and infant son in the basement, Local 4 reported. The home was engulfed in flames as firefighters used water out of a nearby lake to battle the blaze. The house is located at the top of a steep hill, which also made it difficult for firefighters because snow and ice surround the home, the station reported. Oakland County salt trucks were used to help emergency vehicles get to the home. Fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze. Neighbors said the home was heated by propane or fuel oil, so firefighters do not believe there were any natural gas lines running to the house that could have exploded, the station reported. The mother and sister were out of the house at the time of the explosion and were reportedly at the girl's dance class when they received the news. Investigators were at the scene searching through the remnants to determine the cause of the explosion. Copyright 2004 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sean A. Aaron (CIFN*1) Central Illinois Fire Network cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.geocities.com/central_illinois_firenet _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net