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Virginia firefighter killed, 11 injured after gas leak explosion 'levels' residence: 'Enormous boom'

Environment,Disaster,Explosion,Natural Gas

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A Virginia firefighter is dead, and eleven others are injured after a home explosion obliterated a residence on Friday evening. In a press conference, Loudon County Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief of Operations James Williams said that one firefighter is dead, nine firefighters, and two civilians are injured after the explosion "totally devastated" a home in northern Virginia. Authorities said that at the time of the deadly explosion, firefighters were inside the home. The Sterling Volunteer Fire Company posted on X that crews responded to reports of a gas leak...

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