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Breaking Seattle Explosion Injures Firefighters

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Channel: Healing Frequencies · 2016 · Entertainment

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Seattle Explosion Injures 9 Firefighters, Wakes Residents.

Nine firefighters were hurt after an explosion leveled several buildings in Seattle early Wednesday following reports of a natural gas leak, officials said.

The Seattle Fire Department said eight firefighters and a battalion chief were transported to the hospital with minor injuries when a "massive explosion" struck a section of the northern neighborhood of Greenwood.

At least 17 fire vehicles were at the scene after what one resident described as "an extremely loud boom."

he initial call of a gas leak came in at 1:04 a.m. (4:04 a.m. ET), and the explosion was felt about 40 minutes later, said Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Corey Orvold.

The cause of the blast remained under investigation Wednesday morning.

Officials had evacuated an apartment building and another multi-family dwelling as dozens of residents said on Twitter they had been woken by the explosion.

"I saw three buildings that were all leveled," he told NBC News. "There's nothing but rubble and bricks and there was a fire in the middle of the rubble … it's like something out of a movie."

He said at least three buildings had been destroyed: a local coffee shop, a restaurant and a grocery store.

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