Multiple Explosions and Injuries in North Carolina Gas Line Incidents

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A hit-and-run driver in Wilmington, North Carolina, crashed into a veterinary clinic causing a gas explosion that injured three firefighters. The driver, Jason Lee Beach, was charged with multiple offenses including DWI with serious injury, and fled the scene before being apprehended. The explosion occurred while firefighters were searching the building, which was empty at the time, and resulted in injuries but no civilian casualties.
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