At least 6 hurt in a house explosion in Austin, Texas
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At least six people were injured after a house explosion Sunday morning in Austin, Texas, leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department.
At least six people were injured after a house explosion Sunday morning in Austin, Texas, leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. Two of the injured were from the house, said Shannon Koesterer, spokesperson for Austin-Travis County EMS. One was in critical condition and the other in serious condition. A person in a neighboring home was injured and is in critical condition, Koesterer said. Two firefighters were hurt while working at the scene and another person was injured but not taken to the hospital. The explosion, which happened before 11:30 a.m., left at least 24 homes with reported damage. Authorities also said there was a vehicle on fire, which has since been put out, at the address of the house explosion. Power has been restored to much of the area with the exception of the houses that were fairly damaged, Thayer Smith, assistant chief with the Austin Fire Department, said Sunday. “We’re going to be here for hours,” Smith said Sunday afternoon. “The main street will probably be opened, you know, probably within the next hour, but this street will be closed for the rest of the day.”
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