WORLD NEWS | South Dakota house explosion kills 3

Fort Pierre (USA), May 25 (AP) — The South Dakota Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a home explosion that killed a young girl and her grandparents and left two young children hospitalized with burns.

Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun said the explosion hit a home about 11 miles southwest of Fort Pierre around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday.

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Harper Hupp, 6 months, and her grandmother, LaDonna Hupp, 61, died at the scene, the sheriff said. William Hupp, 66, died in hospital.

A 5-year-old boy had burns on more than 10 percent of his body and a 3-year-old boy had burns on more than 25 percent of his body, according to a Caring Bridge website for the family.

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The children’s parents were at work when the blast occurred, Rathburn said. Houses were completely destroyed.

Neighbors in the rural area heard the blast and notified authorities, Rathburn said.

The South Dakota Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the explosion. Rathburn said foul play was not suspected. (Associated Press)

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