MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Part of a Minneapolis school has collapsed following a large explosion Wednesday morning.
The blast hit the Minnehaha Academy School on the 3100 block of West River Parkway, the fire department said on Twitter.
Two people are unaccounted for, and three were rescued from the roof, Minneapolis fire said.
"There could be more or less people (unaccounted for)," a fire official said.
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The explosion was possibly caused by a natural gas explosion. Crews are working to extinguish a fire at the building.
Jim Miner, the chief of emergency medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, confirmed to KSTP-TV that seven people were taken to the hospital initially and two more had recently arrived. He said most of those being treated were adults.
"They were injuries you'd expect from a blast like this," Miner told KTSP. "Fractures, lacerations, head injuries.
The fire department originally reported one person was killed but later said the death was unconfirmed.
Explosion rocks school in MinnesotaUPDATE: The fire chief says one person is dead and one person is still missing after the explosion. ------ Three people are missing after an explosion and collapse at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis. http://2wsb.tv/2hoqTj6
Posted by WSB-TV on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Technical Rescue/Structure Fire - 3100 block of W. River Pkwy. School building collapse caused by possible natural gas explosion.
— Minneapolis Fire (@MinneapolisFire) August 2, 2017
1 fatality reported and at least persons trapped beneath collapse reported. Crews extinguishing fire, searching for victims and extricating.
— Minneapolis Fire (@MinneapolisFire) August 2, 2017
Fatality not confirmed.
— Minneapolis Fire (@MinneapolisFire) August 2, 2017
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