State Police at Frackville are investigating an explosion in Kline Township.

A supervisor with the Schuylkill County Communications Center said a call came in at 5:29 a.m. at a home along Center Street in Kelayres.

“The explosion came from the street,” Cpl. Mark Knock of the state police at Frackville said.

A device was detonated.

He said a man was taken to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest with minor injuries. A name was not provided.

The PSP Bomb Squad was called to the scene. Police are still there.

McAdoo Fire Chief Bob Leshko was one of the first responders on scene.

“The explosion rocked my house and I was getting ready for work,” he said.

The fire department received a dispatch for a traumatic injury, followed by a dispatch for an explosion at the aforementioned address. It was still dark when he arrived on scene. Lights from the firetruck were used to illuminate the area.

“We had debris all over the road,” he said.

Leshko said two vehicles were damaged as a result. The windows of the former Immaculate Conception church at 4th and Center St. were blown out and the back door was open, he said.

The man that was injured was leaving the apartment building at 3 Center St. when the device exploded, Leshko said.

“He had some burns and some hearing loss. He had some lacerations,” Leshko said.

He spoke to the man about what he saw when he walked outside, but Leshko was unwilling to elaborate.

The chief said there was no fire with the explosion.

“I don’t believe there is any risk to the public from this incident,” he said, believing it was a random act.

State Police trooper David Beohm did not return a call for comment.