LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was pulled from his home after it exploded has died. The Walworth County sheriff’s office identified the man on Wednesday as 68-year-old Leland Holden. Holden was found Tuesday afternoon by first responders in the basement of the home in Lafayette, southwest of Milwaukee. The sheriff’s office says he was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital trauma center, where he later died. The explosion was reported about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. A fire official said it took first responders more than 30 minutes to reach Holden, who had been trapped in rubble. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
