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Six people were pulled alive from the rubble of a Missouri home Saturday morning after an unexplained explosion mangled the residence, authorities said. All six, said to have been inside the home in Jefferson City when it exploded, were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, with moderate to severe injuries, the Jefferson City Fire Department said in a statement. Some of the six were treated at the location for smoke inhalation, the department said.
report of an explosion at the residence, according to the city fire department. They soon discovered the home had collapsed, it said. Footage of the residence in the daylight depicted the structure as twisted, mangled and, in parts, nearly flattened on snow-covered ground. The Jefferson City Fire Department's Special Operations Rescue Team was enlisted to help pull victims from the rubble, it said.
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