Deadly Gas Explosion Levels Home In Missouri After Gas Main Hit
5 days ago
A gas explosion leveled a home on Wednesday evening in a Kansas City suburb after a gas main was damaged.
City officials in Lexington, Missouri said the explosion happened about 7:45 p.m. after a subcontractor hit a gas main while installing a fiber optic cable.
Local ABC News affiliate KMBC News 9 reports: "A young boy has died and two others are seriously injured after a gas explosion damaged multiple homes in Lexington, Missouri."
The explosion caused a fire in the home and, multiple structures nearby also were damaged, Funderburk said.
Liberty Utilities shut off gas to the town of 4,500 people following the incident and is still investigating the cause, the company's director of operations, Jeff McChristian, said during the press conference. Repairs are ongoing, and he could not specify when gas service would be restored to the town.
City officials in Lexington, Missouri said the explosion happened about 7:45 p.m. after a subcontractor hit a gas main while installing a fiber optic cable.
Local ABC News affiliate KMBC News 9 reports: "A young boy has died and two others are seriously injured after a gas explosion damaged multiple homes in Lexington, Missouri."
The explosion caused a fire in the home and, multiple structures nearby also were damaged, Funderburk said.
Liberty Utilities shut off gas to the town of 4,500 people following the incident and is still investigating the cause, the company's director of operations, Jeff McChristian, said during the press conference. Repairs are ongoing, and he could not specify when gas service would be restored to the town.
