Published April 04, 2011, 11:25 AM
House explosion in Fort Yates injures 5
Five people including a baby have been injured in a house explosion in Fort Yates, on the Standing Rock Reservation.
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) — Five people including a baby have been injured in a house explosion in Fort Yates, on the Standing Rock Reservation.
Sioux County Sheriff Frank Landeis (LAN’-dis) tells KFGO radio that the injuries were mostly burns. At least two of the victims were taken to a Bismarck hospital.
Landeis says officers at the Fort Yates police station heard the blast about 4 a.m. Monday. He says they rushed to the scene and got the people out.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the state Fire Marshal's Office are investigating the cause.
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