Nathan Straus Photo This house on FM-3204 exploded Monday morning. No injuries were reported, the house was a total loss. A house on FM 3204 just east of Union Hill Baptist Church in Brownsboro exploded very early Monday morning. The explosion's cause is still under investigation as of this paper's deadline.

Robert Chambers, Brownsboro Volunteer Fire Department fire chief, said the call first came in regarding a structure fire at about 1 am.

"When we got there the fire was almost under control," Chambers said.

Chandler and Brownsboro volunteer fire departments responded with two trucks and 10 firefighters total. They arrived to find the structure fire had been almost entirely doused with a garden hose by the building's occupants; Laura and Austin Carr and Eric Orange.

The three residents left the area after the fire had been put out, but about 45 minutes later the home exploded.

"Everything was totaled," Chambers said.

Leslie Smith, friend of the family, started a fund in Laura's name at Citizen's State Bank in Chandler. Any interested can deposit into the Laura Carr fund.

"They have insurance, but the investigation will take some time," Smith said.

The account was set up on the day of the explosion.