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Two people are missing after a terrifying gas explosion at a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Wash., destroyed a quarter of the building and sent a gas company employee to the hospital in critical condition, reports NBC News. KING 5 News reports officials are combing through debris after a gas leak last night quickly turned into a gas explosion. The hotel manager, a former firefighter, began evacuating guests minutes before the blast went off, reports the AP. It "shook our house, cracked our windows and tossed me out of bed," says a neighbor. "It was the scariest thing I've ever felt." A third person thought missing was found safe at another location today. (Read more Bremerton stories.)