Three Wichita, Kan., police officers who had been dispatched to check on a vacant house were injured on Saturday by “a possible explosion from an unknown device,” the police said. The three officers were taken to a hospital — two with minor injuries and one in serious but stable condition, the Wichita Police Department said on Twitter. The officers had been dispatched around 4 p.m. local time “to check a vacant residence” and were hurt after entering the house, the police said. Chief Gordon Ramsay said the police had been called to the house by the owners, who had noticed that windows were open and were concerned that someone might have been inside. When the police arrived, they checked around the house and were given the key by the homeowner.

Source: New York Times February 28, 2021 00:40 UTC