Family of five killed in farmhouse explosion

A family of five who had just moved into a farmhouse have been killed when the house exploded.

Three adults and two children, aged one and four, have been found dead.

Michigan State Police Lieutenant Tim Young says the family had been hired to manage the farm in Bangor by an Indiana company and had just moved in yesterday.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation, Young says.

"The whole house was completely levelled," Young said. "The explosion could be felt up to two miles away."

Details about the company and arrangement with the family are not immediately available.