COLUMBUS — Three people have been hospitalized following a house explosion in Columbus, according to our news partners WBNS-TV.
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Posted by WHIO on Friday, June 22, 2018
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The incident was reported around 8:15 a.m. at a home in the 400 block of North 20th Street, the station reports.
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Two of the victims were transported to an Ohio State University hospital and are in critical condition, according to the station and a tweet from the Columbus Division of Fire. The condition of the third victim wasn’t available.
Firefighters are currently digging through the debris to look for more potential victims, the station reports.
Investigators are also working to determine the cause of the explosion.
We’ll update this story as new details become available.
Columbus Fire and police are on the scene on N. 20th St. where an explosion has leveled a two-story house. Two residents taken to OSU Main in critical condition pic.twitter.com/J7WUFykOZa
— Columbus OH Fire (@ColsFire) June 22, 2018
