Apartment Building Explosion Rocks Detroit
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About 13 people, including six children, were injured after an apparent explosion and fire at an apartment building in Detroit.
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Chuck Simms, the city's fire commissioner, told the station 12 people were rescued. Several of those were believed to have severe injuries.
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The multifamily building is barely a block from the local firehouse. In a statement Monday, the Town of Hempstead said structural issues were "observed" by inspectors following the fire call Sunday — and that, as a result, "the building was deemed unsafe, subject to further inspection by a structural engineer."
Three people, including a 3-year-old girl, were critically hurt in a fire and possible explosion at an apartment building in Detroit, officials said.
An apparent explosion injured about a dozen people, including six children, at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit.
An apartment explosion in Detroit sent 12 people to the hospital, including six children, with some in critical condition.
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