3 Rescued After Home Leveled By Gas Explosion
Family Flown To Hospital
POSTED: 4:00 am MST February 22, 2012
UPDATED: 1:04 pm MST February 23, 2012
La Plata County, Colo. -- A home in rural La Plata County exploded Tuesday injuring a man, woman and child.The residence is located north of Lemon Lake, which is 16 miles northeast of Durango.The explosion was reported around 8:18 p.m. by a local propane gas company worker.
The worker was called to the address to check out a possible gas leak and discovered the damaged home.One deputy described the home as "leveled", according to Dan Bender, spokesman with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office.Emergency personnel found a man and a woman trapped inside the debris and an injured child in a vehicle."According to early witness reports, the child crawled to the vehicle for protection from the elements," said Bender.All three were flown to hospitals. Their conditions were not available Wednesday morning.
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