WEDDINGTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Union County Sheriff’s deputies said the two people hurt in a home explosion Sunday morning are improving and receiving the medical attention they need. The explosion happened at a home off Steeple Chase Circle in ...

A house explosion in Union County injured two people and destroyed the structure, with investigations ongoing to determine the cause.

Emergency officials in Union County say that they were called to the home around 9 a.m. after numerous reports of a large explosion. Deputies say a severe portion of the home had heavy damage when they arrived on scene. Officials say that two people inside of the home at the time of the explosion.

Several fire departments rushed to a home on Steeple Chase Circle in Weddington in response to reports of a home explosion and house fire on Sunday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. The Union County Sheriff's Office said the explosion just before 9 a.m. was felt countywide.

The couple that was injured in a house explosion in Union County on Sunday morning are expected to make a full recovery, according to the Union County Emergency Services. Multiple 911 calls came in just before 9 a.

Union County Communications said the call came in around 8:50 a.m. to 240 Steeple Chase Circle in Wesley Chapel.