sentence1: Reports say that 4 people, including a paramedic and a retired firefighter have been killed after a gas station near Ghent, West Virginia in Raleigh County blew up. At least 9 others have been critically injured. The explosion occurred at 10:50 a.m. [EST] at the Flat Top Little General Store, and fire officials say that the cause may have been from a nearby propane tank that was leaking. The gas station was completely wiped out. Officials say that a full investigation will be launched to determine exactly what caused the blast. The company that stocks the tank with gas had sent out a representative, who officials believe was killed in the explosion. Fire and rescue squads are continuing to search for victims.
sentence2: The Flat Top Little General Store was destroyed by an explosion.