At least 10 people were seriously injured Monday after an explosion destroyed a home and damaged surrounding properties in a neighbourhood in northeastern Calgary.
The Calgary Fire Department said that the force of the explosion created “a large debris field” and several fires.
Many of the injured were believed to have been inside the home when it blew up and were sent to various hospitals in the city, the department said.
“Fire crews have been unable to access the source home at this time to search for any more patients due to structural instability,” it said in a news release Monday.
Adam Loria, a spokesman for Calgary Emergency Medical Services, said all the people sent to hospital are adults….