An explosion at a Chase Bank location in Youngstown, Ohio was captured on film. The explosion happened just before 3 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28.
Rescue crews were seen pulling people from the building and taking them to the hospital moments after the explosion occurred. Crews also evacuated people from the top floors of the building, where apartments are located.
The incident is currently being investigated as a possible gas leak. No information about deaths or injuries is available at this time.
Here is the dramatic security video of the explosion at the Chase Bank Building in downtown Youngstown. pic.twitter.com/QdapO52uME
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Explosion at Youngstown Chase Bank Caught on Film
Debora Flora, who witnessed the explosion, spoke to FOX 8 in Youngstown about what she saw.
“I heard the boom. And I looked up and I could see dark smoke coming out of the side of the Chase Bank building,” Young stated. “But it was such a really strong, strong boom, you know? I blurted out, ‘Oh my God.'”
A person who lived in the building, Justin Reynolds, also spoke about what took place during the evacuations.
“When I got to the lobby, there was kind of like a metal gate door that had been bowed in and the rubble from the lobby. The broken-up rock and marble had jammed itself so I was there with my cat in a carrier kind of trying to push the door open,” he stated.
This is a developing story.