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Man Killed In Carbon County Blast Was 'Experimenting With Explosives': PSP Man Killed In Carbon County Blast Was 'Experimenting With Explosives': PSP
Man Killed In Carbon County Blast Was 'Experimenting With Explosives': PSP A Lehighton man is dead after state police said he was "experimenting with explosives" on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24.  It happened in a detached garage at a home on Franklin Heights Road in Weissport, Franklin Township just before 3 a.m., troopers said.  The explosion caused a small fire and killed 58-year-old Steve Sensinger, police wrote in a release. Troopers and the PSP Fire Marshal Unit are continuing to investigate.  (Note: This story was updated Wednesday evening with new information from Pennsylvania State Police)