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Whidbey Island, WA house explosion injures 3 firefighters
Three firefighters were hospitalized in stable condition as investigators from the Region 3 Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives probe the blast.
- Three firefighters were injured Wednesday when a home exploded in Greenbank on Whidbey Island shortly after crews arrived to battle a reported house fire, according to Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue.
- Responders were injured shortly after arriving at the Smuggler's Cove Road scene when the home exploded, destroying two homes and damaging a third in the blast.
- Two firefighters were transported to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, while a third was taken to Island Hospital with blast-related injuries; all three remain in stable condition.
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Region 3 Arson Task Force are investigating the explosion, with Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue Chief Jerry Helm reporting "unexploded ordnance" at the site.
- Two civilians who may have been injured during the blast sought medical care independently before emergency responders could evaluate them, though officials have not released further details about their identities or conditions.
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Whidbey Island home explosion injures 3 firefighters, destroys 2 homes in Greenbank
Three firefighters were injured Wednesday after a home exploded in Greenbank on Whidbey Island, destroying two houses and damaging a third. The explosion happened on Smuggler’s Cove Road near Lagoon Point in the early afternoon. “At about 2:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a house fire at a home on Smuggler’s Cove Road near Lagoon Point,” Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue announced in a Facebook post. “The injured firefighters were hurt shortly…
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