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Cigarette may have started fireworks blast that injured firefighters, destroyed homes near Seattle

Investigators found about 700 pounds of fireworks as crews probed the blast that leveled one home and damaged two others.

  • On Wednesday, a massive fire and explosion leveled a home at 3670 Smugglers Cove Road in Greenbank, injuring three firefighters and damaging two neighboring properties.
  • Region 3 Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the blast, which involved about 700 pounds of fireworks stored inside the residence.
  • A large explosion shortly after firefighters arrived threw one into a truck and knocked another to the ground, with debris scattering across the street.
  • Tanya Hernandez and her family are receiving community support via a GoFundMe and Red Cross assistance after the blast damaged their home and broke windows.
  • The Greenbank incident echoes a June 17, 2025, explosion on Strawberry Point Road that killed North Whidbey resident Mark Fakkema while dismantling commercial-grade fireworks in his kitchen.
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Renton ReporterRenton Reporter
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700 pounds of fireworks at center of Whidbey Island fire investigation

Multiple reports indicate that a cigarette may have been a catalyst in the fire and explosion.

9NEWS Denver9NEWS Denver
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Cigarette may have started fireworks blast that injured firefighters, destroyed homes near Seattle

Three firefighters were hurt and two homes destroyed after 700 pounds of illegally stored fireworks exploded in a neighborhood outside Seattle.

·Denver, United States
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South Whidbey RecordSouth Whidbey Record
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Whidbey News-TimesWhidbey News-Times
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700 pounds of fireworks at center of fire, explosion investigation

Multiple reports indicate that a cigarette may have been a catalyst in the fire and explosion.

·Oak Harbor, United States
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South Whidbey Record broke the news in Oak Harbor, United States on Friday, June 26, 2026.
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