OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Fire officials say an explosion that leveled a home in Omaha, Nebraska, has left two people dead and two others critically injured.
Omaha Fire Department Battalion Chief Scott Fitzpatrick says firefighters responded to the explosion shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Fitzpatrick says the house was leveled and completely destroyed.
The explosion also caused significant damage to homes on either side of the house.
The blast in south-central Omaha rained splintered lumber and other debris throughout the neighborhood, and witnesses say it was felt and heard miles away.
The cause wasnt immediately released.
