A hit-and-run driver crashed into a North Carolina veterinary clinic on Tuesday, causing a gas explosion that left three firefighters injured, authorities said.

WILMINGTON, N.C. — An explosion rocked a community in North Carolina and the blast was caught on video. The explosion happened after a car crashed into a gas line that fed the Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center, The Associated Press reported. The driver, according to police, drove off before they arrived.

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Four firefighters were injured after a building exploded Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina. The explosion was captured on video by someone nearby. Wilmington Police said the blast was likely caused by a traffic crash that ruptured a gas line.

Polish police found metal and plastic fragments from an unidentified object in a field after they were dispatched to reports of an explosion.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. on August 20 to provide new details on a house explosion the day before that killed one and left one injured.

An explosion caused by a gas leak has destroyed a building in Wilmington. Wilmington police responded to a gas leak on Tuesday, Aug. 19, after a vehicle turning on to New Centre Drive from Bob King Drive struck a gas line after driving off the road, Wilmington Police Department Public Information Officer Greg Willett said at a news conference.

O ne person was taken into custody Tuesday after driving into a natural gas line, causing a fire and explosion at a North Carolina veterinary clinic that injured three firefighters, according to local news outlet WWAY. The driver allegedly showed signs of impairment, WWAY reported.

Upon conclusion of the forensic origin and cause examination, the cause of the fire and subsequent explosions was determined to be a compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder that was punctured by an adjacent control panel for a hydraulic lift, as a Sun Metro bus unintentionally fell off a hydraulic lift, the report stated.

A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.