Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Fire officials say that a home explosion in Jefferson City, Missouri over Thanksgiving weekend left the residence in shambles, with six people inside injured – three critically.

An explosion injured six people inside a home shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday in east Jefferson City, Missouri, fire officials said.

Three of the six were critically injured, a Jefferson City fire official said. Two were in bad enough shape that they were flown to a trauma center in nearby Columbia.

A house exploded early Saturday in Missouri's capital city, injuring six people, including three critically, fire officials said. The explosion happened at 2:44 a.m., according to a statement from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

Six people were injured in a house explosion early Saturday morning in mid-Missouri. Just before 3 a.m., fire crews responded to the blast at a home in Jefferson City. All six victims were inside the house at the time of the explosion, and at least one person required "intensive extrication."

An explosion injured six people shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday in a residential neighborhood in east Jefferson City.