Couple Doesn't Spot Danger In New Basement Before It's Too Late

House-hunting is a little bit like dating: you’re nervous, excited, and painfully aware that this house just might be “the one.” After months of searching for the perfect house, this Maine family thought they'd finally found their happy ending. However, Amanda and Ricky Badger soon learned that house-hunting definitely wasn't a fairy tale. One secret was bound to turn their dream home against them.

Happy family

Couples everywhere dream of one day finding their own perfect forever home. Amanda and Ricky Badger thought they had finally found theirs on Ferry Road in Milo, Maine. The house was on a quiet, rural street — seemingly, the perfect set-up for the hard-working Badgers.

House upgrade

The evening everything changed was pleasant enough for the new homeowners. They ran some errands together and were excited to see what McKusick Petroleum had installed in their home: a regulator on a propane tank used to fuel their gas stove.

All normal

Before relaxing in front of the TV, they turned the new tank in the basement on and checked the stove. There was no note from McKusick Petroleum, no voicemail or beeping on their answering machine. They had no reason to suspect that anything was off...

Bright light

...until twenty minutes later, when their whole world fell apart. For Amanda, the terrifying event is burned into her mind. “I remember a really loud bang and a bright light,” she said. The other details she shared are so surreal, they sound like something you would see in a movie.