Anthony Fratino, 47, was killed in a propane explosion at his neighbor's New Milford home. The neighbor, John Wilkinson, and Fratino's 9-year-old son were critically injured. Photo: Jeff Valin/WTNH

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Updated: Thursday, 30 Aug 2012, 10:21 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 29 Aug 2012, 8:18 PM EDT

NEW MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH/AP) -- Police say a man has been killed and two people injured in a propane explosion at a house in New Milford.

Killed in the explosion was Anthony Fratino, 47, of New Milford. His nine-year-old son Nicholas was critically injured, as was the homeowner, John Wilkinson.

Fratino, a neighbor, was trying to help Wilkinson repair a propane leak. Police spokesman Lt. Larry Ashe said the injured man and a child were taken to hospitals with lacerations and burns.

LINK: Facebook Group --New Milford Explosion Community Relief

Rescuers had feared another person was trapped, but no one else was at home when the Cape-style farmhouse exploded at about 7 p.m.

Only the chimney was left standing. The site is on Sunny Valley Road near the intersection of Sunny Valley Lane, across from a nature preserve.

Ashe said onlookers were being kept away because asbestos particles might have been spread in the air.

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