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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Explosion Casualty Revealed: Departing Actor Speaks About Getting The News, Character’s Death Scene, Favorite Episode & More

Dr. Monica Beltran dies after a hospital explosion causes structural collapse; Dr. Atticus Lincoln survives critical injuries following emergency surgeries.

  • On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Grey's Anatomy Season 22 premiere confirmed Dr. Monica Beltran, pediatric surgeon, did not survive injuries from the ER collapse at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
  • A cauterization tool ignited gas after a gas valve left open during a hostage situation involving Jenna Gatlin, triggering the explosion that wrecked the sixth-floor operating rooms.
  • Dr. Atticus "Link" Lincoln survived despite a ceiling fragment puncturing him below his clavicle, and the Grey Sloan Memorial surgical team operated in the evacuated OR, carrying him down hospital stairs with elevators out.
  • ABC confirmed Season 22 will run 18 episodes and the season's second episode is scheduled for October 16, with episodes streaming on Hulu the day after airing.
  • Natalie Morales reflected in interviews that filming the pinned sequence was physically demanding and she felt grateful for her 13th and final episode in the Season 22 premiere.
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USA Today broke the news in United States on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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