YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – At around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, a natural gas explosion caused extensive damage to a building in downtown Youngtown, Ohio, authorities said. According to authorities, the blast blew off the front of the Realty Tower. The building, which includes a Chase Bank on the ground floor and has apartments in upper floors at which firefighters helped some people get out of the building.
According to Youngstown Fire Chief Barry Finley, a man and a woman were reported missing after the blast, one of whom is a Chase Bank employee.
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