2 injured after house explosion in Quay County

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Quay County officials are responding to an explosion at a home this morning.

The Quay County Government page posted alerting residents to stay clear of the area of North 6th and West Turner and North 7th and West Turner.

The Quay County Office of Emergency Management says there was a house explosion on West Turner Avenue near North 6th Street around 7 a.m.

Two people are injured and were taken to Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. They were then airlifted to a Lubbock hospital.

Three dogs that were in the house are not injured.

Officials say the cause is believed to be natural gas, and natural gas has been shut off in the area.

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