The strip mall contained a vape shop, ... A firefighter walks through the burning rubble of a shopping center after an explosion in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.

At least three people were taken to hospitals, two of them with serious injuries, after an explosion and fire on Saturday morning at a strip mall in Harrisonburg, Va., the authorities said.

A firefighter walks through the burning rubble of a shopping center after an explosion in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Three people were transported for injuries from the blast.

Firefighters work to contain flames in the remnants of a shopping center after an explosion in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Three people were transported for injuries from the blast.

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- An investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping center in Harrisonburg that injured at least five people Saturday morning.

On October 17, 2020, at approximately 8:29 a.m., an explosion occurred at 30 Miller Circle in the City of Harrisonburg, VA.

The strip mall was a "total loss," Parks said, and damage was reported to other structures. Harrisonburg, a city of 50,000, boasts breathtaking mountain views and a lively arts scene and is a hub ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- A James Madison University student said he felt the power of the explosion that leveled a strip mall and left five people, including three JMU students, injured Saturday ...

Five people, including three James Madison University students, were injured in an explosion at a strip mall in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday morning, according to city officials. Harrisonburg city ...

A firefighter walks through the burning rubble of a shopping center after an explosion in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Three people were transported for injuries from the blast.

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- A James Madison University student said he felt the power of the explosion that leveled a strip mall and left five people, including three JMU students, injured Saturday ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. - An investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping centre in Harrisonburg, Virginia, that injured at least five people Saturday morning.