1 person dead and several injured in explosion at Mo. duplex Various law enforcement agencies were on the scene at a duplex in Raytown, Mo., to investigate the cause of an explosion that happened Monday night that killed one person and injured several others. (Rebecca Slezak/The Kansas City Star via AP) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 6:11 PM PT – Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Investigators have been investigating the cause of a fiery explosion at a home in Missouri. Firefighters responded to the blast at a duplex in a suburb of Kansas City on Monday night. Authorities reported a man and two children were injured and transported to the hospital where officials have not released their condition. One individual was also pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death still unknown.