6 people hospitalized after house explodes in Plano, Texas: Officials

Six people were rushed to a hospital on Monday after a house exploded in a Dallas suburb, officials said.

Six people were rushed to a hospital on Monday after a house exploded in a Dallas suburb, officials said. The explosion occurred at around 4:40 p.m. local time in a residential neighborhood of Plano, Texas, about 20 miles north of downtown Dallas. The blast was felt up to a mile away by residents as well as staff at a public library, and homes across the street from the exploded house had windows blown out, according to Plano Fire-Rescue. One resident was inside the home that exploded and was transported to a local hospital for their injuries. Five people who live in the house next door were also injured and taken to the hospital. Three of the wounded were admitted to a children's hospital, Plano Fire-Rescue said. One person who lives in the home on the other side of the exploded house was not injured by the blast, according to Plano Fire-Rescue.