A Wilmington man charged in connection with a car crash and explosion that injured four firefighters is scheduled to make his first court appearance this afternoon.

A man is in custody after a gas explosion at a veterinary clinic in Wilmington. One person was seriously hurt, and four firefighters were injured battling the fire.

Dramatic video captured the moment a gas line exploded in Wilmington, North Carolina. Debris and massive plumes of black spoke filled the air after the explosion, which happened at a veterinary hospital.

A massive explosion rocked the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, Tuesday morning after a car crashed into a building’s gas line.

A hit-and-run driver crashed into a North Carolina veterinary clinic on Tuesday, causing a gas explosion that left three firefighters injured, authorities said.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Three of the four firefighters injured during a gas explosion on Tuesday are okay, according to the Wilmington Fire Department (WFD). WFD stated in a Facebook post that the three firefighters received treatment at Novant Medical Center and have now been discharged.

Dramatic video captured the moment a nearly completed veterinary hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, exploded. Officials say 46-year-old Jason Beach drove into the building, striking a gas meter and triggering the explosion that left four firefighters ...

Wilmington Fire Chief Steve Mason said 4 firefighters were injured: 2 suffered concussions, 1 broke an ankle, and a 4th was transported to the UNC Burn Clinic at Chapel Hill for severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his hands.