A gas line explosion at a North Carolina veterinary office caught on camera sent at least three firefighters to a hospital after a hit-and-run driver ruptured a line and fled.

The motorist believed to be responsible for a series of events that culminated in the explosion of a building in Wilmington, North Carolina, has been charged.

A massive explosion rocked the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, Tuesday morning after a car crashed into a building’s gas line.

An explosion at a building in Wilmington, North Carolina, sent a tower of smoke and debris into the sky on Tuesday, video of the incident shows.

Three firefighters have reportedly suffered injuries while battling a blaze at a North Carolina veterinary clinic. Multiple firefighters and police officers are responding to a fire after an explosion was reported at the Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral in Wilmington on Tuesday afternoon.

An explosion caused by a gas leak has destroyed a building in Wilmington. Wilmington police responded to a gas leak on Tuesday, Aug. 19, after a vehicle turning on to New Centre Drive from Bob King Drive struck a gas line after driving off the road, Wilmington Police Department Public Information Officer Greg Willett said at a news conference.

Three firefighters were injured in the North Carolina explosion, which resulted from a car crashing into a building's gas line.