Residential explosion leaves elderly couple injured, house severely damaged: See aftermath

Officials are investigating a residential explosion that left an elderly couple injured in a North Carolina neighborhood on Sunday.

First responders were called to a home in Weddington, North Carolina on Sunday morning after multiple 911 reports of a large explosion, according to a Union County Government news release. The home sustained “severe damage,” according a statement from the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

Weddington is located about 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The elderly couple who lived in the home were injured, but both are expected to make a full recovery, according to the news release. The 82-year-old man sustained burn injuries and was in stable condition at a burn center, as of Sunday. His 83-year-old wife was treated at a local hospital and has been released.

“We are thankful for the swift and coordinated response from our first responder community,” Jon Williams, Union County fire marshal, said in the news release. “Our thoughts are with the couple and their family as they begin their recovery.”

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, which is being led by the Union County Fire Marshal’s Office.

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