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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, while debris scattered across the street during the incident.
- Tanya Hernandez and her two family members were displaced and received community support through a GoFundMe and Red Cross assistance after the blast damaged their home and broke windows.
- The Greenbank incident recalls a June 17, 2025, explosion on Strawberry Point Road that killed North Whidbey resident Mark Fakkema while he dismantled commercial-grade fireworks in his kitchen.
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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.
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Whidbey News-Times700 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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