Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A house exploded early Saturday in Missouri’s capital city, injuring six people, including three critically, fire officials said.
The explosion happened at 2:44 a.m., according to a statement from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The cause of the explosion was under investigation.
The home was so damaged that it took more than three hours for the fire department’s Special Operations Rescue Team to reach all the victims in the debris, the statement said.
Three of the home’s occupants were listed in critical condition, and three were in stable condition.
Two pets also were rescued from the home, the department said.
Look beyond the classic symptoms of cyanide, and CO poisoning, and thermal inhalation, to find the best course of treament
Trending
Tulane University plans to turn New Orleans’ long-vacant Charity Hospital, shuttered after Hurricane Katrina, into a medical research and biomedical innovation hub
Sedgwick County’s $4.6 million EMS funding increase will add three ambulances and 15 full-time positions, including 10 EMTs and five paramedics
University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies
Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole blood administration