Two people are believed to have perished in an explosion and fire at a gas station in the Clearwater County town of Cardiff Wednesday afternoon.
According to a news release from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, two people with severe burns were flown by air ambulance to a hospital and two other people, who were inside the building have been unaccounted for and are believed to have been killed. Additionally, two other people were transported to a hospital with unknown injuries.
The Associated Press is reporting a fuel tanker was offloading fuel at the station when the explosion occurred. The incident was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
The cause of the explosion and fire remain under investigation by the Idaho State Fire Marshall’s Office and are being assisted by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
