1 Dead, 2 Injured After House Explosion in Southern California
Authorities are investigating the blast as the county sheriff’s Arson/Bomb Detail takes over the case and neighbors say they smelled gas earlier that day.
- On Friday around 8:30 p.m., a home on Ocotillo Avenue in Twentynine Palms exploded, killing a 46-year-old woman and injuring two men, ages 72 and 41, who were rescued by bystanders.
- San Bernardino County authorities are investigating the cause of the blast, with some neighbors reporting they smelled gas earlier that day, although officials have not yet determined the source.
- Bystanders, including several Marines, rescued the two men before firefighters arrived at the home "fully engulfed in flames," according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
- The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Arson/Bomb Detail has assumed control of the investigation, asking anyone with information to contact them or submit anonymous tips via WeTip.
- Neighbor Christy Turley described the blast as so loud she thought the nearby base had been bombed, leaving residents in the small desert community shaken and seeking answers.
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Deadly house explosion caught on camera in California
An explosion which destroyed a home in California leaving one person dead and two others injured was captured on a near-by doorbell camera. San Bernardino County Fire said three adults and a dog were inside the property when the huge blast occurred just before 8.30pm on August 21 in Twentynine Palms. Marines from a near-by base were first on the scene and helped the victims out of the wreckage. Two people were hospitalized while the third died a…
Neighbor says she reported gas odor hours before deadly Twentynine Palms explosion
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA (KESQ) — A neighbor says she reported a strong natural gas odor to SoCalGas hours before a home in Twentynine Palms exploded Friday night, raising new questions as investigators work to determine what caused the deadly blast. The explosion happened Friday, Aug. 21, in the 6400 block of Ocotillo Avenue. San Bernardino The post Neighbor says she reported gas odor hours before deadly Twentynine Palms explosion appeared first on…
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