NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Police in Connecticut say up to eight officers were injured when a barn exploded behind a house where police were negotiating with a man who had taken his wife hostage.
North Haven Deputy Police Chief Jonathan Mulhern says none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
When asked at news conference early Thursday if the suspect was in custody, Mulhern would not comment.
A town official says officers responded to the home earlier in the day and were trying to coax the man out when the explosion happened. The man's wife had escaped before the blast.
Video shows officers rushing to the scene and a raging fire. Sounds of smaller explosions also were heard hours later.
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