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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:34 PM Jun 2017

Blast guts part of unused university dorm in Kentucky

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a blast at an unused Kentucky dormitory has caused extensive damage, with one employee hospitalized with injuries.

Calloway County Emergency Management Director Bill Call told media outlets that the explosion at Murray State University was believed to have been caused by a natural gas leak. He said the blast gutted the ground floor and damaged part of the second floor.

Kentucky State Police said the person injured was in stable condition at a local hospital.

The explosion was reported just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Read more: http://bismarcktribune.com/news/national/blast-guts-part-of-unused-university-dorm-in-kentucky/article_a03edf30-8375-537c-8e5f-03c6e053af9b.html

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