An explosion at a Wilmington veterinary center injured three firefighters after a car crash ruptured a gas line.

A gas line explosion at a North Carolina veterinary office caught on camera sent at least three firefighters to a hospital after a hit-and-run driver ruptured a line and fled.

O ne person was taken into custody Tuesday after driving into a natural gas line, causing a fire and explosion at a North Carolina veterinary clinic that injured three firefighters, according to local news outlet WWAY. The driver allegedly showed signs of impairment, WWAY reported.

A North Carolina veterinarian's office went up in flames after a car crashed into the building, sparking a gas explosion that injured three firefighters. Wilmington Police said an 'impaired' driver struck the Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral, located at 5051 New Centre Drive, around 11.30am ET on Tuesday.

A veterinary clinic named Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center exploded on Tuesday, August 19 in Wilmington, North Carolina after a car crashed into a nearby gas pipeline.According to

Police in North Carolina arrested a 46-year-old man in connection to a gas explosion that occurred at a Wilmington building.

Three firefighters were injured in the North Carolina explosion, which resulted from a car crashing into a building's gas line.