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

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 Weddington just before 9:00 a.

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.

A man and a woman are in the hospital Sunday morning after a house explosion near Weddington, North Carolina. Emergency officials in Union County say that they were called to the home around 9 a.m. after numerous reports of a large explosion.