A 16-year-old was killed in a home explosion Saturday morning in Ragley. Five others who were in the home have been hospitalized.

“This is an unimaginable tragedy for this family and community,” said State Fire Marshal Chief Bryan J Adams in an office Facebook posting. “This investigation is still very much active, but we have a top-notch team working diligently to get as many answers for this family as possible.”

Adams said just before 10 a.m. Saturday morning, Beauregard Fire District No. 2 crew members responded to a report of a residential explosion in the 1100 block of Pullin Road in Ragley.

He said when firefighters arrived, they found a large debris field and several injured survivors.

There were seven people in the home at the time of the explosion.

A toddler — the only person not hospitalized — is being cared for by relatives, Adams said.

This investigation is active and ongoing.