Boy dies in Lafayette County explosion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A young boy is dead, while a man and a girl are in critical condition after a gas explosion damaged multiple homes in Lexington, Missouri, according to a report from KMBC.
Authorities say a subcontractor working on a fiber optic line accidentally hit a gas main last night.
The explosion happened when a man inside the home and lit a cigarette, which ignited the gas. The family of the man inside the home says he flipped a light switch, which caused the explosion. The cause is under investigation.
Three people were inside the home at the time. A man suffered intense burns and was airlifted to a Kansas City hospital, where he is now on a ventilator.
The man's son died in the explosion, and his daughter was brought to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and is also on a ventilator.
