2 children, 3 adults injured in home explosion
Five people were injured in a home explosion that happened in St. Charles Monday morning. The explosion happened on Transit Street near Fifth Street just before noon. Three adults and two children were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries
By Dan Greenwald
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ST. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — Five people were injured in a home explosion that happened in St. Charles Monday morning.
The explosion happened on Transit Street near Fifth Street just before noon. Three adults and two children were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police told News 4.
Nearly 30 firefighters worked to get the fire under control. Neighbors told News 4 they felt their houses shake.
“It was a puff of smoke over a house over there and I thought I heard screaming,” recalled neighbor Ryan McGee. “Open up the screen door and it was definitely screaming. I saw people running out of the back of the house and running out of the front of the house.”
Kara Schemkes was sitting on the couch when she heard a loud boom and went outside the help the injured family.
“I hugged the little girl, and all she wanted was some comfort, so I just hugged her and told her everything was okay,” she said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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