By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2016

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Authorities say four people, including three children, were hospitalized after a gas explosion at a home in West Yellowstone.

Shane Grube, chief of the Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District, tells The Bozeman Daily Chronicle (https://goo.gl/MUKI3a ) that firefighters were called to the mobile home Tuesday morning. He says the explosion caused a fireball that blew itself out.

Two people suffered severe injuries and two were moderately injured. All of the victims were taken to a hospital in Rexburg, Idaho.



The fire district is investigating with help from the state fire marshal’s office.

No other details were released.

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Information from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com

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