SPRINGDALE (KFSM) — Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a "flash" from fuel vapors from an unknown source at American Tubing on Ford Avenue, according to the Springdale Fire Department.
There were no visible smoke or debris from the reported flash, but eyewitnesses from across the street told 5NEWS they saw multiple people being wheeled out of the building by emergency crews.
One eyewitness claims that he heard a loud bang from the building from several yards down the street.
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Previous reports indicated it was an explosion at American Tubing on Monday (Dec. 10). The Springdale Fire Department requested that the terminology being used to describe the incident be changed to "flash."