A powerful natural gas explosion that neighbors said felt like an earthquake rocked a busy Portland, Oregon, neighborhood on Wednesday, injuring eight people, officials said. Three firefighters, three civilians and two police officers were hurt in the blast Wednesday that utility officials say happened after a construction crew hit a gas line. Some students at nearby Chapman Elementary School complained of feeling sick, but they were treated and officials chose not to evacuate the building, Fox 12 reported. Melissa Moore, a spokeswoman for NW Natural, said the utility got a call before the blast saying a construction crew had hit a gas line. People in the neighborhood reported smelling gas as they were evacuated, and later felt the explosion.

Source: Fox News October 19, 2016 18:18 UTC