MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seven people were injured in an explosion at a home in Tennessee, authorities said.
The explosion was reported Thursday night at a home in north Memphis, news outlets reported. Fire crews arrived to find the home damaged and seven people, three adults and four children, outside the residence.
Memphis Fire Department Lt. Wayne Cooke told news outlets that the victims suffered second- and third-degree burns and were taken to area hospitals in critical condition.
Fire officials are investigating what caused the explosion.
Further information wasn’t immediately available.