Coverage dated February 16, 2024

Virginia home explodes with fire crews inside, leaving firefighter dead and 13 injured, officials say

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

WUSA, CNN By Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Virginia home explodes with fire crews inside, leaving firefighter dead and 13 injured, officials say (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    WUSA, CNN By Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say.

  2. The Boston Globe

    1 firefighter killed and 9 injured in Virginia house explosion (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Authorities in Virginia say an explosion possibly caused by a gas leak has leveled a home, killing a firefighter and injuring 11 other people

  3. NPR

    An explosion at a Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and injures 11 (opens NPR)

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    An explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb leveled a home where firefighters were investigating a gas leak. One firefighter was killed and nine other firefighters injured. Two civilians were injured.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and hospitalizes 9 firefighters and 2 civilians (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and hospitalizes 9 firefighters and 2 civilians.

  5. NBC News

    Firefighter killed, 9 others injured in Virginia house explosion (opens NBC News)

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    A Virginia firefighter was killed and others were injured after a house exploded Friday evening, officials said.

  6. Time

    Virginia Home Explosion Kills 1 Firefighter, Injures Others (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion occurred in a D.C. suburb when they were investigating a gas leak.

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    Virginia home explodes with fire crews inside, leaving firefighter dead and 11 others injured, officials say (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Christal Hayes and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, Friday night as fire crews were inside, leaving at least one firefighter dead and at least 11 others injured, including nine other firefighters, officials say.

  8. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Sterling house explosion: 1 firefighter dead, 9 others injured in Virginia (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    A firefighter died when a house exploded in Loudoun County Friday night, and authorities say at least nine other first responders were injured in the blaze.

  9. NBC Chicago

    ‘Total devastation’: Firefighter killed, 9 others injured after house explosion in Virginia (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A firefighter died in a catastrophic house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, Friday evening, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said.

  10. WNYT Albany

    Firefighter killed in Virginia home explosion (opens WNYT Albany)

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    STERLING, Va. (AP) – One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two civilians were also injured.

  11. New York Post

    Firefighter killed in Virginia house explosion ID’d, 4 other responders hospitalized (opens New York Post)

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    Trevor Brown, 45, is dead and four other first responders remain hospitalized after a home exploded in Virginia, authorities said Saturday.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and hospitalizes 9 firefighters and 2 civilians - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    STERLING, Va. (AP) — One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday leveled a

  13. New York Times

    1 Firefighter Killed and 10 Injured in Virginia House Explosion (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Fire crews were responding to reports of a gas leak in Sterling, a suburb of Washington, when the home exploded with firefighters inside.

  14. UPI

    Firefighter killed, 13 injured in Virginia home explosion (opens UPI)

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    A propane gas leak triggered a house explosion that killed one firefighter and injured 13 others in a "catastrophic" blast in Sterling, Va., late on Friday, authorities said.

  15. Daily Progress

    Virginia home explosion kills firefighter, injures 11 others (opens Daily Progress)

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    One firefighter was killed and nine others injured, as well as two civilians, when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb leveled a home where they were investigating a gas

  16. CBS News

    Virginia house explosion kills 1 firefighter, injures over a dozen other people (opens CBS News)

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    Nearly a dozen other firefighters and two civilians were injured in the explosion, officials said.

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Explosion at home in D.C. suburbs kills 1 firefighter and hospitalizes 9 firefighters and 2 civilians (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion in Sterling, Va., on Friday leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two civilians were also injured.

  18. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Firefighter dies, 10 injured as gas leak causes Virginia home explosion (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Four of the firefighters hurt in the blast remained in hospitals today All four are expected to survive.

  19. New York Post

    Firefighter killed, 11 injured in massive home explosion in Virginia: ‘Total devastation’ (opens New York Post)

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    A firefighter was killed and 11 others were injured when a Virginia home exploded on Friday night, according to local officials.

  20. Fox News

    Volunteer firefighter killed in Virginia house explosion identified; 4 first responders still in hospital (opens Fox News)

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    According to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, the firefighter who died at the scene was 45-year-old Trevor Brown with the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company.

  21. Voice of America

    House Explodes in US, Killing Firefighter, Injuring 11 (opens Voice of America)

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    Nine firefighters are injured as they investigate a gas leak

  22. CBS News

    One firefighter killed, nearly a dozen people injured, in Virginia home explosion (opens CBS News)

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    Eleven others, including nine firefighters and two civilians, were injured in the explosion, officials said.

  23. WMUR

    Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter (opens WMUR)

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    Firefighters were called to the home by a report of a gas smell shortly after 7:30 p.m., and a fiery explosion took place about 30 minutes later.

  24. Triblive

    Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and injures 11 others, including 9 firefighters (opens Triblive)

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    STERLING, Va. — One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two other people were also injured. The firefighters were called to the home in Sterling, Virginia, by a

  25. CNN

    Sterling, Virginia house explosion: 1 firefighter dead, 11 others injured – including 9 firefighters (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    One firefighter is dead and 11 others are injured after a house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, officials say.

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