According to firefighters, the home at 2 Ann Fitz Hugh Dr. in Wakefield was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Firefighters said neighbors heard an explosion, bringing crews to the scene just after 4 a.m.
"Heard the explosion in our bedroom 1-1/2 miles away," someone wrote on X/ "🙏🙏🙏 for inhabitants & firefighters!"
The two-alarm fire was under control in about one hour.
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