17-05-2025
1 rescued, 2 injured in home explosion at NC coast; blast rips hole though house
LELAND, N.C. (WNCN) — One person was rescued and two people were injured when a townhome exploded at the North Carolina coast early Friday night, officials said.
The blast, which blew the home's garage door off to a townhouse across the street, was reported around 7:35 p.m. at a one-level townhome in the 1300 block of Suncrest Way in the Magnolia Greens neighborhood of Leland in Brunswick County, according to the Leland Fire/Rescue Department.
The blast appeared to rip a hole through the entire townhome — blowing out the front and back of the building. Crews rescued one person from the rubble of the home, which sustained major damage with roofing torn away and beams exposed.
The explosion did not appear to spark a fire.
Two people were injured but did not require hospitalization, Leland officials said.
One man in the home at the time of the explosion told WECT about the blast.
'I heard this really loud 'bang.' It was a really loud bang, and everything just kinda came in on you,' Nathan White told the TV station.
Four other homes were also heavily damaged, with at least two others also impacted, Leland officials said. Debris from the explosion was on the roofs of homes nearby and some other windows were blown out.
'The Red Cross is assisting displaced residents and the investigation is ongoing,' fire officials said.
N.W. Fire/Rescue Department and Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department assisted Leland Fire in the call.
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