Three people went to the hospital after a large explosion and fire rocked a north side neighborhood on the fourth of July. Capt. Jeff Wilson of the St. Joseph Police Department said the injuries were not life threatening.

The house, at Prospect Ave and West Poulin St., was destroyed by the blast at around 9:30 am Tuesday.

As shown in the video above, a series of smaller explosions kept passersby from reaching one woman who was screaming for help, having crawled halfway out of the wreckage. Eventually she was pulled to safety.

Another man was helped out of the house, and then staggered to the other side of the street and fell onto the ground. We spoke at length with him to determine if he was okay. He said he didn’t need any help and refused to answer any questions. The owner of the house was seen talking with a neighbor shortly after the blast.

“There’s three victims at this time, said Capt. Jeff Wilson of the St. Joseph Police Department. “There’s two adult males and one adult female. They’re all at the hospital being treated, but I’ve been told they’re non-life-threatening injuries that they’re being treated for.”

“I know that initial information came out that there’s a possibility of a young child inside the residence at that time,” he said. “Investigators have looked into that, and have confirmed that that child was safely at another residence.”

Wilson says there is a wide debris field, so the continuing investigation may take a significant amount of time.

“What you’ll see happening now is a joint investigation between the St. Joseph Police Department, Fire Department, and ATF,” Wilson said. “You’ll see them go through the debris field and look for evidence as to what may have caused this explosion.”