Virginia Home Explodes Into A Pile Of Toothpicks, Killing One Firefighter And Injuring 11

A firefighter died in a catastrophic house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, Friday evening, Loudon County Fire and Rescue said. Firefighters at the scene dispatched several mayday calls for the fire in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive — one saying a firefighter was "trapped by debris." - “I’d say this is the worst call we can respond to, and this is a time when we need to support each other and hold each other,” Loudon County Fire and Rescue Asst. Chief James Williams. The injuries to nine firefighters and two civilians range from serious to less severe, Williams said.