CLAREMONT, N.C. – Two people were injured after a reported home explosion and fire in Catawba County, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened Wednesday morning on Shook Road in Claremont, North Carolina. When first responders arrived, they found a home on fire and significantly damaged. A couple were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Their 14-year-old daughter escaped the fire, the NCSBI said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. ...read more read less