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Two hurt in small explosion at Iowa City grocery store
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Two people have been hurt in a small explosion at an Iowa City grocery store.
Brian Platz of the Iowa City fire department told the Press-Citizen that a contractor was working on a refrigeration unit at the Hy-Vee store when the blast happened about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The contractor and a store employee were taken to a hospital. Platz says their injuries weren't believed to be life threatening Their names and conditions were not released.
Platz says the explosion did not cause a fire.
The store was closed for about an hour as firefighters ventilated the store.
Two people have been hurt in a small explosion at an Iowa City grocery store.
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