Investigators determine cause of Mooresville house explosion that killed NFL players father

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Property records list Caleb Farley, who was born and raised in nearby Maiden, as the homeowner. He was not there at the time of the explosion, but was on the scene Tuesday, Greene said. The house is on a large plot of land near Lake Norman, about 28 miles (45 kilometers) north of Charlotte. County property records list the tax value of the home as nearly $2 million.

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A news release from emergency management said that first responders were called to the home after someone reported an explosion. (WBTV) - One person was killed and another was injured after a home owned by an NFL player exploded and collapsed overnight in Mooresville. Iredell County Fire Services and Emergency Management announced Tuesday that a natural gas explosion with unknown origin leveled the Mooresville home. The cause of the explosion is under investigation, but Greene said gas must have accumulated over a long period and likely found its way to an ignition source. First responders were sent to the home after a report of an explosion and a house collapsing, the emergency management said.

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Caleb Farley, 24, a cornerback drafted by the Titans in 2021, was not home at the time of the explosion. The father of Tennessee Titans player Caleb Farley was killed when a North Carolina home Farley owned exploded late Monday, officials said. "Just praying for Caleb," Titans running back Derrick Henry said. "We were probably the last ones in the locker room last night just hanging around. We just found out the news. My prayers go out to him and his family."

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Robert M. Farley, 61, was found dead in the debris of the Mooresville house Tuesday morning, said Kent Greene, director of Iredell County Fire Services and Emergency Management. -- The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley was killed in a massive explosion early Tuesday at a multimillion-dollar home owned by the NFL star. Caleb was at the scene with family, speaking with fire, emergency personnel, and Queen City News. Greene said officials believe Robert Farley was Caleb Farley's father.

Cause of Mooresville house explosion that killed NFL player’s father released

He said he told Caleb Farley before he returned to North Carolina to lean hard into his faith. In college, the 6-foot-2, 197-pound cornerback was the first high-profile player to opt out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. He lost his mother to cancer in 2018 and was unwilling to put another loved one at risk while playing at Virginia Tech. Caleb Farley, 24, was a first-round pick by the Titans out of Virginia Tech in 2021, though he's played sparingly due to injuries. He played in just three games as a rookie and then nine games last season. "I'm just freaked out. I can't believe that house was devastated. It was a beautiful house, and I'm really hoping no one was in there," neighbor Laura Wild said.

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She said she was exhausted because she had been up all night the night before watching her son’s newborn baby. First responders arrived at the house a few minutes after midnight Tuesday and found Christian Rogers, 25, exiting the collapsed structure, Greene said. Rogers, described by Greene as a friend of the family, was transported to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte with a concussion. He is awake and alert, Greene said, but has not yet been discharged.

He has played 12 games in his first two seasons and is currently listed as physically unable to perform as the Titans wrap up training camp this week. Caleb Farley's mother, Robin, died of breast cancer in January 2018. Caleb Farley was spotted on scene, speaking to authorities, after the blast. Greene, with Iredell County fire, said he could not confirm whether the gas company or the homeowner would be liable for the damages. The gas meter used to measure the volume of fuel gases flowing into nearby homes has been sequestered and does not pose any present danger to others in the community, Greene said.

The home belongs to Caleb Farley, an NFL player with the Tennessee Titans. A neighbor told NBC affiliate WCNC of Charlotte that the explosion occurred just about midnight and that it shook their house. Utility company Dominion Energy said it was continuing to work with emergency officials in the investigation and said its condolences go to all those affected. The blast, which occurred at the home in Mooresville just before midnight, killed Robert Matthew Farley, 61, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “The 6,391 square foot home is a total loss,” the Iredell County Emergency Management said in a news release sent to USA TODAY.

Preventative steps include regular servicing of your gas appliances and having gas detectors in the home. He confirmed they are looking at the gas meter at the home, as well as a pool and hot tub heater outside of the bedroom, to see if that might have led to the explosion. "We're doing everything we can to support Caleb and his family," Titans head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters Tuesday. "We'll do everything we can to be there for him. That's the most important thing. He has to focus on him. Everything else is pretty trivial." "It didn’t sound good from the start," Farley said recalling the call that told him his father had been killed in a North Carolina home explosion. Dominion Energy spokesperson Bonita Billingsley Harris said in an email that the power company was among the first on the scene and was working with investigators.

Officials said they’re looking into the issue of natural gas and that gas found its way to an ignition source. The victim, identified as Robert Farley, 61, was later recovered after a search of the debris, according to Iredell County Emergency Management. Robert Farley is the father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley, who bought the home for his father. "We're doing what we can to support Caleb and his family," Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. Caleb, who starred at Maiden High School before playing college football at Virginia Tech, rushed home immediately.

Neighbors in the area told QCN they heard “a loud explosion” and smelled gas. Some also said the current homeowner, Caleb, lived in the house for less than a year. Neighbors in the area told Nexstar’s WJZY they heard “a loud explosion” and smelled gas.