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Children Out Of Hospital After Explosion In Ellicott

ELLICOTT, Colo. (CBS4) - Two children from Ellicott are out of the hospital after an explosion.

A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were flown to a Denver hospital to be treated for burns after the incident, which happened late Wednesday night.

Their grandmother called the explosion a freak accident. She says someone was cooking on a propane stove outside the home when it happened.

Police have not yet determined if it was a gas leak that caused the blast and if it was connected to the stove.

A 20-year-old woman was also hurt.

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