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1 dead, dozen injured at explosion at hospital construction site in Texas

Emergency officials say what they believe was a construction accident at a hospital that led to several people being injured as well as one fatality – Jun 26, 2018

One person has died following an explosion at a Texas hospital construction site.

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Bob Harrell, emergency manager for Coryell County, says that a dozen people were injured by the blast.

The explosion happened at the Coryell Memorial Healthcare System hospital in Gatesville.

Carly Latham, spokeswoman for the 25-bed Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville, Texas, confirmed the injuries in the blast.

The incident was reported about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at a construction site at the hospital in Gatesville, 36 miles (58 kilometres) west of Waco, Texas.

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Witnesses say a generator exploded in an addition to the hospital that was under construction.

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A spokesman for the Texas-New Mexico Power Company says the explosion knocked out power for a large portion of the city.

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Patients were being evacuated from the hospital and from two nearby nursing homes. Gatesville has a population of about 12,400 people.

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