Video shows the moment a gas explosion in Wilmington, North Carolina, left four firefighters injured after a suspect crashed into a veterinary clinic and hitting a gas line, according to authorities.

Three firefighters were injured and subsequently hospitalized — two with non-life-threatening injuries and another with severe burns to their hands and arms, Thurston said.

Hurricane Erin was weaker but a formidable-looking storm on Wednesday as it began to make its closest approach to the United States.

Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and tropical storm conditions on Wednesday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks...

Tropical storm-force winds are are possible from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Newport/Morehead City.