Firefighters were dispatched to house in Sterling, northern Virginia, to conduct an investigation. Explosion took place shortly after their arrival, and left a scene of "total devastation" One firefighter was killed and nine others injured, as well as two civilians.
The injuries of the eleven people hospitalized range from ‘serious’ to ‘less serious’ The explosion took place around 7:40 p.m. local time Friday evening (12:40 a. m. GMT Saturday)