Gas Explosion Levels Section Of Motel 6 Near Seattle

Emergency crews dug through mounds of rubble early Wednesday for two people believed to be missing after an explosion leveled a large section of a Motel 6 near Seattle. Authorities in Bremerton, Washington, told NBC News the unaccounted for may be trapped following the Tuesday night explosion after attempts to reach them by phone were unsuccessful. A third person also believed missing was located early Wednesday and had not been in the debris. A gas leak was reported shortly before 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET).