WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion in southeast Missouri has left several people injured and a neighboring home in flames.
Charleston Department of Public Safety Chief Robert Hearnes said a faulty water heater may have triggered the explosion around 7 a.m. Monday in the town of Wyatt.
KYTV reports that firefighters and ambulances from several surrounding communities rushed to the scene as a second home also caught on fire.
Hearnes said that the injured included adults and children as young as 6 months old.
The State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.
Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell is urging the public to stay away from the street until further notice.
