{"id":14725,"date":"2023-01-20T14:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambassadornews.org\/?p=14725"},"modified":"2023-01-20T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:23:59","slug":"kitchener-home-explosion-that-injured-4-deemed-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambassadornews.org\/en\/kitchener-home-explosion-that-injured-4-deemed-criminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchener home explosion that injured 4 deemed criminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">A Home explosion that sent two adults and two children to hospital in Kitchener earlier this week has been deemed criminal in nature by Ontario\u2018s Office of the Fire Marshal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Emergency crews responded to a townhouse in the area of Elm Ridge Drive and Queens Boulevard at around 11:40 PM on Jan. 18 for reports of an explosion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">A man, a woman, and two children were subsequently transported to hospital. 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