North Haven First Selectman Michael J. Freda said in a press conference Wednesday that it started with a wife was being barricaded in the home for three days.
The woman was able to escape the home, Freda said. Police were then called to the home where the husband had barricaded himself. He has not been taken into police custody.
Several SWAT members had gotten close to the residence and were ready to go in before a barn at the home at 385 Quinnipiac Avenue exploded.
The explosion happened around 8:15 p.m., according to witnesses.
Police say nine members of a regional SWAT Team that included five East Haven officers, three North Haven officers and one Branford officer were injured in the explosion. All their injuries were consistent with the blast.
Yale New Haven Hospital says that they received all nine patients and that they are all in fair condition.
East Haven's mayor said that of the East Haven Police Department members injured, two have been released from the hospital and two more have broken legs.
Police say that the fire has been extinguished and that they did find human remains of a person in one of the structures. The remains have not been identified at this time so it's unknown if it is the suspect.
