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A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were
inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13
others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say.

The injured first responders and two civilians were hospitalized after the
blast, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Their injuries ranged
from severe to less severe. Four of the first responders remained
hospitalized Saturday morning, according to an update from Fire and
Rescue.

The department identified the deceased firefighter as 45-year-old Trevor
Brown, who was with the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company and had been
affiliated with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue since 2016.

Crews responded to the home around 7:40 p.m. ET Friday after getting a 911
call about a gas odor coming from the residence, the Loudoun County
Combined Fire and Rescue System said in a news release Saturday.

At a press conference Saturday, system Chief Keith Johnson said
authorities assume the explosion �was propane-related,� as firefighters
had arrived at the home in Sterling to assess a leak in a 500-gallon
underground propane tank, where the gas had migrated into the home.

�I do not have any complete cause of the fire. We can assume it was
propane-related, but no complete cause has been initiated,� Johnson said.

Johnson said firefighters entered the home with appropriate PPE and the
two occupants of the home, as well as their pets, were removed. Shortly
before 8:30 p.m., units on the scene reported a �catastrophic explosion�
that caused firefighters inside the home to become trapped and injured
others outside the structure.

�One, we have to check for occupants, we make sure that everybody�s out of
the house, and then we have to control the leak. That�s our job � to try
and control the leaking propane,� Johnson said. The chief commended the
home�s occupant for reporting the gas smell to 911.

Multiple maydays and calls for help came from the wreck, and crews rushed
to find and rescue firefighters in the debris. Officials said there were
�varying degrees of injuries.� According to the chief, the four members of
the Loudoun County fire rescue system that remain in the hospital are
expected to survive.

Photos and video of the aftermath of the show a huge plume of smoke
billowing from the leveled home with debris scattered into the street.
Multiple fire trucks and emergency vehicles could be seen responding.

Loudoun County Fire and Rescue assistant chief of operations James
Williams described the scene as �total devastation.�

�This is the worst call that we can respond to,� he said. �This is a time
where we need to support each other and hold each other up.�

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/16/us/sterling-virginia-house-explosion-
firefighters/index.html