Explosion caught on camera rocks beach town after hit-and-run driver hits gas line, firefighters injured
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A North Carolina beach town was rocked Tuesday morning when a hit-and-run driver crashed into a veterinary office gas line, triggering a fiery explosion that sent at least three firefighters to the hospital.

Wilmington Police Department officials said a driver veered off the road and ruptured a gas line near Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center at about 11:30 a.m.

The building exploded about 20 minutes later as firefighters searched inside, scattering debris across the busy road and sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. 

Debris could be seen flying through the air after the explosion Tuesday morning in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Debris could be seen flying through the air after the explosion Tuesday morning in Wilmington, N.C. (Jordan Branyon/TMX)

The explosion happened less than a mile from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

North Carolina Highway Patrol and other federal partners are assisting with the investigation, according to police.

Debris is seen scattered across New Centre Drive in Wilmington, N.C., after a gas leak resulted in a building explosion on Aug. 19, 2025.

Debris is scattered across a roadway in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, after a gas leak resulted in a building explosion. (Ken Blevins/Starnews/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The Wilmington police and fire departments did not immediately respond to additional inquiries from Fox News Digital.

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