By Associated Press - Monday, January 2, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire and possible explosion that injured a woman.

Station KCCI reports (https://bit.ly/2hJwZub ) that fire crews were sent to the scene north of Lincoln High School around 1:30 a.m. Monday. The burned woman was found outside the house. Her name hasn’t been released.

Firefighters say the house interior sustained significant fire and smoke damage.



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Information from: KCCI-TV, https://www.kcci.com

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