An Angola police officer is recovering after being injured by debris from a trailer explosion.

It happened just after 4:30 PM on Sunday at 601 North Wayne Street, lot 21.

Officers and firefighters had been called to an OWI crash into a trailer that damaged the gas meter.

Nipsco was also called to the scene for the gas leak.

Authorities arrested Jose Gonzalez, age 60 of Angola, on charges of driving while intoxicated.

The injured police officer was reportedly rescuing the family dog from the trailer.

The trailer and a car were deemed to be a total loss.

A GoFund Me page has been started for the local Angola family who lost everything as a result of the trailer explosion.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-villafuerte-family?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR024Sfx-DSvQeaKjrgh6habxEHUfDkvV5QWmfcd9CzqjH55nMYgl2zIJ9w