The Carmel Fire Department, along with the Carmel Police Department, Hamilton County Emergency Management and Carmel Clay Schools, are continuing their investigation into the Wednesday explosion at Carmel High School.
Representatives from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) assisted fire officials in the investigation on Thursday. An IDHS spokesperson said, “At this point, it appears there was no boiler malfunction. Two boilers were impacted. Workers were doing routine service and a natural gas leak occurred, leading to an explosion during the reigniting process.”
Fire officials said they want people to understand the magnitude of the incident, and how fortunate it is that it wasn’t worse.
Carmel Fire Department officials did report there were approximately 100 people inside the building at the time of the explosion. Emergency personnel reported two people were injured in the incident, a school employee and a private contractor; however, names are not being released.
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