Video Shows Missouri Home that Exploded Killing 5-Year-Old Boy

Tragedy struck a Missouri neighborhood Wednesday night when a home exploded injuring two individuals and taking the life of a 5-year-old boy. Video shows what little remains of the home.

According to reports by KMBC 9 in Kansas City, the home explosion happened in Lexington, Missouri at approximately 7:45pm. Authorities believe that a worker who was working on a fiber optic line earlier in the day accidentally hit a gas line. Later, a man inside the home reportedly lit a cigarette unaware that gas was leaking into the home.

The father reportedly suffered severe burns and his daughter was also injured in the blast. Both are now hospitalized in the Kansas City area. The father suffered critical injuries while his daughter is in critical, but stable condition. The 5-year-old boy killed when the Missouri home exploded was the man's son.

There will be further investigations into exactly what happened, but that's all that is known as of now.

How can you detect a gas leak in your home?

If you sense what smells like rotten eggs, that could be an indication that your home has a gas leak present. Symptoms of gas leak poisoning can also appear which include severe headaches and/or a hissing sound. If you have plants that die for no reason, that's also a sign of trouble. There are gas leak detectors that can be installed to give you early warning to avoid a tragedy like this one in Missouri.