No injuries reported after Mason City apartment explosion

MASON CITY — No one was injured after an explosion at a Mason City apartment over the weekend.

The Mason City Fire Department says they were called to 3 North Connecticut Avenue shortly before 9:30 Friday night, where fire crews on arrival found the front window shattered and damage inside the apartment, but no fire. The tenant and a friend were inside the apartment at the time of the explosion and escaped injury.

The cause of the explosion was ruled accidental from improper storage of flammable containers.

The building is owned by American Reality and Management.