Stand-off with US police over domestic row ends with barn wiped out by explosion

A US woman’s call to police to report domestic violence led to a stand-off and explosion in a barn behind her home that left one person dead and nine officers injured.

The officers were being treated for non-life threatening injuries after the blast on Wednesday night in Connecticut.

The remains of one unidentified person were found in a building at the home in North Haven, State Police Trooper Kelly Grant said.

Ms Grant said she could not confirm the identity of the body until a post-mortem examination was completed.

The woman was not at the home when police arrived but Ms Grant declined to reveal her condition, saying it was part of the investigation.

Mrs Sayre filed for divorce on April 18 and checked a box that said the marriage had “broken down irretrievably”.

North Haven Deputy Police Chief Jonathan Mulhern said a woman called police to report domestic violence and police tried for hours to coax the man outside.

All nine officers remained in hospital on Thursday. They were members of the regional tactical team and included five from East Haven, three from North Haven, and one from Branford.

“They all did suffer injuries that were consistent with the blast,” Mr Mulhern said.

“This impacted not only the North Haven Police Department, not only our community, but this is a far-reaching incident to the other communities that serve the south central region.”

Residents near the home said on the police department’s Facebook page that they heard the explosion and felt their own homes shake.

Additional police rushed to the scene as the fire raged, and sounds of smaller explosions were heard.

North Haven resident Joan Mazurek, 76, heard what she thought was a train at her home about a mile away. It was the explosion.

“Then we heard all the, oh my God, all the ambulances and fire engines. The noise from all the emergency vehicles was unbelievable,” she said. “It’s a shock. Nothing ever happens like this in North Haven.”