Firefighter killed in catastrophic house explosion in US

A firefighter died in a catastrophic house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, Friday evening, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said, Report informs, citing NBC.

Firefighters at the scene dispatched several mayday calls for the fire in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive — one saying a firefighter was "trapped by debris."

“I’d say this is the worst call we can respond to, and this is a time when we need to support each other and hold each other,” Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Asst. Chief James Williams.

Nine firefighters and two civilians were injured and taken to, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.

“The house is pretty much leveled,” a firefighter said on a dispatch call.

“Total devastation," Williams said. "There’s a debris field well into the street and into the neighborhood.”

Multiple firefighters were trapped.