Two critically injured in explosion at condominium building in Oakland County, Michigan
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Two people were taken to the hospital after a potential gas explosion destroyed a condominium building Tuesday evening in Orion Township.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the explosion happened on Waldon Road, between Joslyn and Baldwin roads.
Orion Township Fire Chief Ryan Allen says the explosion also damaged multiple other buildings. Allen says crews worked with DTE and Consumers Energy to control a gas leak.
Allen says the two people hospitalized suffered critical injuries. A few other people suffered minor injuries.
A resident who lived nearby says he was home with family when the explosion happened.
"We just heard this big boom. Shuck my entire house. I look out the window, I see flares, I see fire just popping through the sky," the resident told CBS News Detroit. "It felt like it was going to take a wall down. It felt like it happened at my house. I was terrified. It was so strong."
