Filed Under:firefighters, hospitalization, house explosion, Michigan

MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — Eight people have been hospitalized following an early morning explosion and fire at a home in southern Michigan.

Firefighters in Marshall found the home completely in flames when they arrived about 1:43 a.m. Monday.

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Authorities told WOOD-TV the house was under construction.

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The extent of the injuries to the victims was not immediately known.

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