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Coffee Shop Owner Killed, 17 Others Injured In Downtown Durham Gas Explosion


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Durham police and fire officials confirmed one fatality from a gas explosion in downtown Durham that destroyed one building and severely damaged four others. A firefighter was severely injured. He underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries on Wednesday afternoon and was recovering by evening. The owner of Kaffeinate coffee shop, 61-year-old Kong Lee, died as a result of the explosion, according to a Durham Police Department statement. There was no one reported unaccounted for, according
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