2 Hurt in Insurance Building Explosion
An apparent natural gas explosion rocked a one-story building housing an insurance company in Santa Fe, temporarily trapping a woman in the rubble. A second woman was seriously hurt.
Rescue workers blocked off major intersections around the Northern Insurance Co. Part of the roof was collapsed and walls were blown out.
Melissa Sena, 36, was freed 1 1/2 hours after the explosion and was in fair condition at St. Vincent Hospital with cuts, bruises and a chest injury. The second victim, Lucille Cordova, 43, was listed in fair condition with burns, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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