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Five hurt after store explosion near Virginia’s James Madison University

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Five people were hurt after at a strip mall in Harrisonburg, Va., just blocks from the campus ✱of James Madison University, acc𒁃ording to reports.

The early Saturday blast co🐻uld be felt for miles around and sparked a fire that eventually caused so much damage, .

Among the victims were who suffere🌠d minor injuries.

The trio had been standing outside the store , part of an Army ROTC running group which had been involved in a 10-mile race, the finish line of which was just yards from ♉the🌳 explosion site.

While Gov. Ralph Northam of the incident as a gas explosion, local officials could nﷺot confirm the cause, saying more investigation was needed.