Multiple Explosions Reported Near New Albany

Officials from Union County E911 were dispatched to the Center area of Union County on Highway 348 on Tuesday afternoon after a call came in regarding multiple explosions occuring.

Multiple explosions have been reported in the Center area of Union CountyPhoto byAllen Smith

According to sources on the scene, a vehicle tire blew and subsequently left the road and caught on fire, causing something in the area to explode multiple times.

It is unclear whether it was the car itself that exploded or something else located there. Nearby residents say that there were several explosions right after the car left the road.

The accident occured in a dangerous area near a concrete box culvert where it is not uncommon for serious accidents to occur, prompting some residents to question why a guard railing is not in place in this particular spot.