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One person is dead and another is critically injured after a massive explosion at a Sand Springs business complex early Thursday morning. The explosion happened around 1 a.m. in the Morrow-Gill business complex near South Lincoln Avenue. Firefighters said the explosion originated at a marijuana grow facility.

Surveillance video from a nearby building captured the explosion, showing a bright flash and a large boom. Sand Springs Fire confirmed one person was killed in the explosion. A second person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Multiple emergency crews responded to the scene, including Sand Springs firefighters and police, PSO and Oklahoma Natural Gas.

Drone video from Osage Drone 6 showed crews searching through the rubble and debris scattered throughout the area. Fire Chief Jeremy Wade said the damage affected multiple businesses in the area.

“Multiple businesses have been affected. We’re going to get them in as soon as we can, but we have to make sure everything’s safe before we allow people to go back into businesses,” Wade said.

Firefighters said debris from the explosion was found blocks away from the site. Wade said crews are working to establish an area where business owners can receive information about the situation and learn when they can safely return to their businesses.

KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

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