House Explosion: 1)(Update) Fire Marshal returns to scene of house explosion with heavy equipment; 2) (Update) Fire Marshal finishes investigation of Barrie house explosion, cause remains unknown
1)(Update) Fire Marshal returns to scene of house explosion with heavy equipment
Courtesy Barrie360.com
By Dan Blakeley, Updated August 11, 2025
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight for the family impacted by Saturday’s house explosion on Marshall Street in Barrie. It’s at 7 o’clock at the corner of Marshall and Libra Road.
Police have confirmed this morning that the owner of the home, who was critically hurt in the blast, has succumbed to his injuries. He leaves a wife and two children, for which a GoFundMe page has been established to help them get re-established.
The Office of the Fire Marshall returned to the scene today with heavy equipment to sift through the debris, searching for the cause of the explosion.
The explosion at the Marshall Street home near Little Avenue occurred around 11:30 Saturday morning.
Homes on either side of the residence also sustained damage.
People in the neighbourhood of the explosion posted to social media that the blast rocked their homes, with one person saying they thought it was their kids moving furniture.
A video posted to Facebook shows a woman sitting on a chair on a deck when the explosion takes place.
Police are holding the scene as part of the investigation.
- with files from Ian Maclennan
2) (Update) Fire Marshal finishes investigation of Barrie house explosion, cause remains unknown
Courtesy Barrie360.com
By Julius Hern, August 13, 2025
Fencing was erected Tuesday at the scene where a house exploded on Marshall Street in Barrie Saturday morning as the Office of the Fire Marshal’s (OFM) investigation has wrapped.
However, the question of how the house blew up and was set ablaze is still unanswered, even after heavy machinery was brought in earlier in the week to assist in the search.
Barrie Police and Barrie Fire also say their portions of the investigation are finished, with the fire department adding the investigation is now in the hands of insurance company representatives.
A candlelight vigil was held Monday evening for the family impacted at the corner of Marshall and Libra Road.
As of Wednesday afternoon, over $35,000 of a $40,000 goal had been raised for the family with an online fundraiser. There has also been donations of clothing and other personal items.
Police confirmed Monday that the owner of the home, who was critically hurt in the blast, had succumbed to his injuries. He left a wife and multiple children.
Neighbouring home, where a residence next door was levelled by an explosion on Marshall Street in Barrie. (At the Scene Photography – Michael Chorney – Aug. 9, 2025)
People in the neighbourhood of the explosion posted to social media that the blast rocked their homes, with one person saying they thought it was their kids moving furniture.
A video posted to Facebook shows a woman sitting on a chair on a deck when the explosion takes place.