Couple airlifted after Yelm van explosion

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A badly injured man and woman were airlifted to Harborview after a van explosion in Yelm Monday afternoon.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office said the explosion occurred in the 17100 block of 153rd Avenue Southeast at 1:30 p.m.

See photos of the van here.

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