USA: Huge blast levels a home in St. Louis

Fire crews surveyed the damage after an explosion levelled one house and set two others on fire in St. Louis, late Thursday. Two people rescued from the blast were taken to hospital, where they are reported to be in a critical condition. The explosion occurred at around 10pm CDT (5am CET, 3am GMT) in the Baden neighbourhood, north St. Louis. When firefighters arrived at the scene they found the two-story wood frame house destroyed and the two neighbouring houses ablaze. The street in front of the homes was covered in debris which had buried a car that was parked outside the house. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, although local media are reporting that bomb and arson investigators were at the scene. Footage Courtesy of St. Louis Fire Department