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Massive gas explosion, fire in Kansas City restaurant

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    Anna Kooiman reports on rescue efforts

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Two people are still missing at this hour after a massive gas explosion.

At a popular restaurant in crowded downtown Kansas City witnesses say -- -- felt like an earthquake this is JJ's restaurant going up in flames -- as you see in this video.

Sending fourteen people to the hospital.

And a coin and joins us live now with the latest for us -- a what's the latest on this investigation.

These fixes as devastating aren't they rescue crews and cadaver dogs.

We'll be back out -- JJ's restaurant this morning they're going to be digging through three -- four feet of rubble searching for the missing.

The explosion happened last cited several people at the restaurants that they could smell gas earlier in the day.

Utility workers came in -- check the building.

And told everyone inside to -- some employees stayed behind to turn off equipment and -- just minutes later.

The restaurant exploded.

Rocking the entire neighborhood.

He stepped out the door to it was a two minutes when we we are grabbed our stuff and they explosion head and it hits you like a shock -- you feel it.

Then they -- from the fire.

Came into my apartment windows -- but I feel me.

The blast knocked out windows several blocks away more than a hundred firefighters rushed to the scene said battle that inferno.

It's unclear if any employees were still inside at the time of the explosion fourteen people were taken to the hospital.

Some with critical injuries and officials believe a contractor working near the restaurant.

Struck a natural gas line causing the explosion the gas company says it is investigating Ainsley -- -- an appointment thank you -- --

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