House destroyed by explosion, fire in upstate NY
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Debris cover the front lawn after a home explosion in Corning, N.Y. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. An explosion and fire have destroyed the home, injuring two men. Steuben County Emergency Services Acting Director James Marshall says it isn't clear if the fire or explosion happened first at the house near Corning's downtown. It was reported just after 11 a.m. (AP Photo/The Leader, Derrick Ek) ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE OUT
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A Corning firefighter works to extinguish flames following a home explosion in Corning, N.Y. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. An explosion and fire have destroyed the home, injuring two men. Steuben County Emergency Services Acting Director James Marshall says it isn't clear if the fire or explosion happened first at the house near Corning's downtown. It was reported just after 11 a.m. (AP Photo/The Leader, Derrick Ek) ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE OUT
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A bystander removes debris, searching for the victims of a home explosion in Corning, N.Y. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. An explosion and fire have destroyed the home, injuring two men. Steuben County Emergency Services Acting Director James Marshall says it isn't clear if the fire or explosion happened first at the house near Corning's downtown. It was reported just after 11 a.m. (AP Photo/The Leader, Jeffery Smith) ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE OUT
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Debris from a home explosion lands on a neighboring home in Corning, N.Y. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. An explosion and fire have destroyed the home, injuring two men. Steuben County Emergency Services Acting Director James Marshall says it isn't clear if the fire or explosion happened first at the house near Corning's downtown. It was reported just after 11 a.m. (AP Photo/The Leader, Derrick Ek) ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE OUT
CORNING, N.Y. (AP) — An explosion ignited by a natural gas leak has destroyed a home in New York's Finger Lakes region, injuring a man and his grandson.
Corning Fire Chief John Tighe says 86-year-old Robert Young was at home with his 38-year-old grandson, Paul Young, when the house blew up Friday morning. Both men were pulled from the wreckage alive. They were in critical condition at a hospital Friday night.
The house near downtown Corning was reduced to a pile of debris. The blast also damaged a nearby home and blew out windows for blocks.
Tighe says the men were doing some plumbing work in the house when it exploded. The cause of the leak is under investigation.
Corning is 76 miles south of Rochester.
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