Police are investigating a house explosion that shocked a Virginia neighborhood on Monday afternoon.

Police obtained a search warrant and attempted to talk to the suspect inside the home, but the person remained barricaded inside and did not respond to authorities. Before police could execute the search warrant, around 8:25 p.m., the suspect fired what authorities believe was a firearm and an explosion engulfed the home.

The investigation into the explosion remains ongoing, police said per the release.

The Arlington County Fire Department arrived on the scene and responded to the massive fire that resulted from the explosion. As of 10:30 p.m. Monday night, police said the fire was under control.

Three officers on the scene suffered minor injuries, but authorities noted that no one was transported to the hospital.

Local news outletNBC4reported that at the moment the house exploded, an armored police vehicle was outside the residence as a SWAT team had been called to the scene.

A neighbor told the outlet that her “entire house” was “shaking” and it was “unmistakably” clear that an explosion had occurred.

Resident Ann-Elise Quinn said, “All the lights went off immediately, and I heard my neighbors starting to come outside. And when I got downstairs to my front room, fortunately my window hadn’t shattered, but the entire pane had been pushed in, so that’s just the amount of the shockwave.”

Another neighbor, Bob Maynes, told the outlet, “You could feel the sound concussion. It was impressive.”

As of 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, the outlet reported that the suspect had not yet been located, but noted that police confirmed he was inside the house at the time of the explosion.

Arlington County police spokesperson Ashley Savage told reporters that authorities are “only aware of one individual who was inside the home,”NBC Newsreported.

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Several videos shared online captured the impressive flames that consumed the home — and how suddenly it was engulfed.

Former Secretary of the Senate Kelly D Johnston shared avideoof the explosion on X (formerly known as Twitter) as he shared that his son lives on the street where it occurred.

source: people.com