June 27 in Texas (USA), a powerful explosion in the hospital, resulting in at least one person killed and 12 injured.

This is reported by the Air Force.

It is noted that all the victims of the explosion are builders, and the doctors and patients of the clinic did not suffer.

According to Bob Harrell, Coordinator for Emergency Management of Koryell County, some of the victims received severe burns and were taken to the Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The four wounded are in critical condition, said hospital general director David Bair.

It is specified that the hospital and nearby nursing homes were evacuated.

In the initial reports on the state of emergency it was said that the explosion occurred on the territory of the hospital, where a new wing was being built.

Investigators suspect that the explosion could occur in the boiler room. One of the witnesses said that an electric generator had blown up.

The area of ??construction was badly damaged, in particular, the hospital's operating area - all the windows were blown out there.

#BREAKING: Large explosion reported at a Texas hospital; area hospitals on standby to treat victims (@KXXVNewsNow / Vid: Sue Eckhardt) pic. twitter. com / iXC3kxKbhR - Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) June 26, 2018 Source: Apostrophe.