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    Kansas City mayor on massive gas explosion

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There Kansas city's saying search crews have found a body in the rubble of a popular restaurant to strike it what's believed to be.

And gas explosion.

Eyewitnesses comparing what happened last night at the height of happy hour to an earthquake that's what they said it felt like.

A gas explosion rocking a very popular shopping and dining district in Missouri's largest city police with cadaver dogs have been searching through the rubble since early this morning.

Investigators think the explosion may have been triggered when a contractor struck an underground.

Gas line.

Folks at neighboring businesses say they complain about a strong gas now several hours before the explosion.

We finally called the gas company they came out.

They checked inside our building said we were above it doesn't limit that will.

Was healthy and that we needed to evacuate so.

But he stepped out the door to it was a two minutes when we we are grabbed our stuff and -- explosion head and it hits you like a shock -- More than a dozen people were rushed to the hospital three of them critically injured and now we've learned.

-- at least one death joining us on the phone the mayor of Kansas City mayor James and Mary -- -- thoughts are with US and navigate this.

This terrible incident any more information about what caused it.

Well thank you for having us you know we're happy to.

To meet with you about this as far as we know.

There was that gas -- and then a subsequent.

Explosion.

We can't say.

For sure without that proof that this time whether one was positive but the other and that's the purpose something ongoing investor.

-- what -- any sort of additional danger to surrounding neighborhoods in the city how concerned are you.

Not none that there's bottom we haven't -- -- last evening until we could get the best track.

They hadn't does shut often that was accomplished last evening at 8 o'clock this so what the line with bench.

And by Missouri gas and energy and that problem was relatively small.

Have there been any warning signs in this neighborhood prior to a few hours before this event were you aware of any sort of issues with with gas lines in this part of the city.

No there was nothing that indicated that there was a potential problem with gas in the city their -- Construction in the area and nothing beyond.

And and we're looking at scenes of this is just incredible that there were not more injuries how what a blessing that there weren't I mr.

mayor.

It is -- still unaccounted for at this time we've been looking through the numbers in just -- curious about that part of that.

You know here's the problem that we have this was a restaurant.

Didn't.

In -- happy hour.

I'm fine and although it was not heavily populated we have absolutely no idea of who was there after getting.

And so we have this kind of work back and -- engineer of this.

But make sure that we've done everything we can't locate anybody that they'd be there we think that we have.

Accounted for everyone but we can't be under percent sure until we completely ripped through the rubble and come up negative news.

You know not even 24 hours since this -- an -- showing -- before and after picture on the screen of the area in question.

I'm near slight -- great to have you joining us today sir we appreciate the update and look forward to -- you back thank you.

Thank you very much started they'll be detonated under these seven.

Thank you --

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