At least 2 people hurt after a massive explosion levels home in North Carolina
At least 2 people were hurt after an explosion destroyed a home in Charlotte, authorities said.
More than 80 firefighters responded to a large home in the city’s Ballantyne neighborhood on Tuesday after a fire prompted an explosion about 2 p.m., the Charlotte Fire Department said.
Footage from the scene shows flames and smoke coming from a pile a massive pile of debris.
A person who was “conscious and alert” was rescued from the debris and taken by helicopter to an area hospital, fire officials said.
Two other people from a surrounding home suffered non-life threatening injuries, the Mecklenburg EMS Agency said.
Firefighters are still searching through the debris for additional victims.