Several people were injured in a large explosion Saturday at a senior living apartment complex in Austintown, Ohio.
The explosion, which took out a large portion of the Phoenix House apartment building, happened just before 1 p.m., Fox 8 reported.
Austintown Fire Department Assistant Chief Tom O’Hara told the outlet several people were injured, though no fatalities were immediately confirmed.
Resident Cindy Duke told FOX 8 the explosion “felt like a bomb.”
Another resident, Don Lampley, who has no legs, told the outlet he was watching the Ohio State game with a friend when “there was a big, loud blast, then BOOM!”
The cause of the explosion has not yet been released.
The aftermath of an explosion that ripped a large hole into the side of a building in Austintown, Ohio, on Nov. 22, 2025. 19 News/YouTube
The explosion took out a large portion of the Phoenix House apartment building. 19 News/YouTube
Debris blocks the road in front of firetrucks outside the apartment building after the explosion. 19 News/YouTube
The Austintown Township Police Department and Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.
The Austintown Fire Department declined inquiries.