Explosion In East Boston Sends 1 To Hospital, Weapons Found

BOSTON, MA — An explosion at a triple-decker home in East Boston early Sunday morning left one man with second-degree burns to his legs in critical condition, police told reporters.

Although it's still unclear just what caused the blast, the injured man is considered a person of interest in the incident, police said.

Commissioner William Evans told reporters Sunday that after the fire department put out the fire in the second floor unit, police found weapons, including an assault rifle, inside the home at 88 Webster St.

Firefighters and police responded to the report of a blast around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, and found a hole in the floor and the walls blown out. A window was blow out, too. Boston Police called in the FBI and the bomb squad to help out, according to the commissioner.

Several residents were displaced following the explosion.

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