(Smoke coming from the rubble after the explosion)
(Photo by Jim Hennessy)
53-year old James Harvey Goddard has been found in the rubble of what used to be a home in Sussex Corner.
The body was found late yesterday afternoon after the home was destroyed by an explosion Friday night just after six o'clock.
A 51-year old woman who escaped the blast has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
The quiet neighbourhood was rocked when a huge explosion demolished the home which was for sale.
Residents we spoke with in the area of the house tell us Goddard was an explosive expert who worked in the mines in both Pennobsquis and Sussex.
RCMP still don't know what caused the explosion.
One man is missing and a 51-year old woman is recovering in hospital after a home in Sussex Corner has been destroyed by an explosion.
Emergency crews were called to the home on the Post Road just after six o'clock to find it flattened.
RCMP Sargeant Bruce Reid tells CHSJ News, they continue to interview people who were in the area when the explosion happened.
Crews were on the scene until after midnight and the fire marshall will inspect the area to try and piece together what triggered the explosion today.
Neighbours are still in shock and waiting to find out what rocked their homes.
Melanie Hawthorne lives around the corner from where the home was destroyed and tells CHSJ News, the explosion was heard miles from her front door.
Hawthorne tells CHSJ News, the owner of the destroyed home is Harvey Goddard who works with explosives for a living at the mines in Sussex and Pennobsquis but has had the home up for sale.
