Two families are now without a place to live after a home explosion in Hibbing, Minnesota, lead to a devastating fire on Sunday.

According to the Hibbing Fire Department, firefighters were called to a house explosion near 22nd and 9th Avenue East just after 6:30 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found a two-story home fully ablaze.

The fire was able to spread to a neighboring home. The fire department says the fire was under control by 9:15 p.m., but was not fully extinguished.

An online fundraiser for the family of the initial explosion and subsequent fire states that three people, two adults and a 4-year-old, lost everything in their home. One of the adults is currently in a metro area hospital "fighting for his life" according to the fundraiser.

A second online fundraiser for t

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