Crime & Safety
Murray State University Explosion: Worker Hurt
Officials told media outlets a natural gas leak is believed to have caused the blast, which gutted the ground floor of the unused dormitory.
MURRAY, KY — Officials say a blast at an unused Kentucky dormitory has caused extensive damage, with one employee hospitalized with injuries.
Calloway County Emergency Management Director Bill Call told media outlets that the explosion at Murray State University was believed to have been caused by a natural gas leak. He said the blast gutted the ground floor and damaged part of the second floor.
Kentucky State Police said the person injured was in stable condition at a local hospital. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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The explosion was reported just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The dormitory, Richmond Hall, was built in the past several years, but no students were using the building at the time of the explosion.
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