One person was injured in Kalona when a tire blew up Thursday afternoon. According to the Washington County Communications Office, at 12:02 p.m. dispatch received a call that there was an explosion at Kalona Tire on Highway 1. One person was injured from a tire blow up. Washington County Ambulance transported one person to the University of Iowa Hospitals. Kalona Fire Department, Kalona QRS, and Washington County Sheriff’s personnel assisted at the scene. Names of those involved were not released.