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Syracuse house collapse: 10 in severe or critical condition after New York house collapses in explosion [Video]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An explosion at a large family’s home in Syracuse, New York, left 10 people in severe or critical condition on Tuesday night.

Around 50 firefighters responded to the residence at 205 Carbon Street around 4 p.m., where they smelled a strong odor of gas and found a car underneath the collapse, Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds told reporters on Tuesday.

Multiple victims were found spread out around the building, Monds said. First responders sent 13 people at the scene to the hospital, 10 by ambulance, he told the media.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said at a press conference that a family of seven live at the home. Another family of six was visiting the home at the time of the incident, he said.

Four children from one family between the ages of 3 and 13 remained stable on Wednesday, officials said during a briefing. From the other family, four children between 9 …

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