(Reuters) - gas was the cause of the explosion, leakage destroy buildings in the city center, Massachusetts springfield, on Friday, killing at least eight people although not seriously injured, police said.
Springfield police captain William Collins said, construction, the gentleman's club, explosion at 5 p.m. about 25 points, and the gas company has been looking for a leak in the road surface.
"The whole building completely disappeared," Collins told Reuters telephone. "The building was razed to the ground, the other side of the street of the buildings of a wide range of destruction.
Was sent to in springfield Baystate medical center, 8 people were wounded in the blast, but no one is in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman Jane cause.
The medical center thought will receive more people were wounded in the blast, Albert said.
Pictures showed in local CBS member building glass was shattered, debris in the streets, into the area of the emergency services.
Columbia gas company a representative told television and news, two employees already were wounded in the blast, but is expected to survive. , Columbia gas can not commented on the matter.
Witnesses describe the local media reported that a huge explosion, shaking the ground, made a huge cloud.




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