A home exploded in a Weddington neighborhood Sunday morning, injuring two people who were inside, one of them critically.
Union County emergency officials said multiple 911 calls were made around 8:54 a.m. reporting an explosion on Steeplechase Circle.
Police, firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene and rendered aid to the home's two occupants, the Union County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post.
Union County officials said one man who was inside the home was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in critical condition. A woman who was inside the home was rushed to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
At 6 p.m., the sheriff's office said the two occupants were in stable condition.
The cause of the explosion remained under investigation as of Sunday afternoon.