Several fire departments rushed to a home on Steeple Chase Circle in Weddington in response to reports of a home explosion and house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials.
The Union County Sheriff's Office said the explosion just before 9 a.m. was felt countywide.
Two people were inside the home at the time of the explosion. One man was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in critical condition and a woman who was in the home was taken to a local hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.
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