An explosion ripped apart a duplex in the southeastern Virginia city of Franklin on Friday night, critically injuring two people and spurring investigators to try to figure out what caused it, the city manager said.
The names of the injured, information on where the two were when the explosion happened, and details about what led to the explosion weren't immediately released.
Virginia State Police are investigating the blast, Jarratt said. Preliminarily, investigators believe that "no criminal element" was involved, she said.
Part of the duplex was torn open, leaving a jumble of brick, wood, metal, and shingles, a picture sent by the city government and video from WTKR showed.
"There is some minor damage to other duplexes, but nothing significant," Jarratt told WTKR.