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Whidbey Island home explodes, 3 firefighters injured
Three Whidbey Island firefighters were injured after a home exploded on Wednesday, damaging nearby homes and shaking the ground.
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - Three Whidbey Island firefighters were injured after a home exploded on Wednesday, causing another home to catch fire and damaging a third.
What we know:
It happened around 2:45 p.m. in the Greenbank area, at a home along South Smugglers Cove Road near Lagoon Point Road.
Firefighters initially responded to a 911 call about a house fire, and the home exploded shortly after they arrived on scene.
Two fire chiefs and one firefighter were injured in the blast. They were taken to local hospitals, and all three are in stable condition.
Two civilians may have also been injured in the explosion, but they self-transported to the hospital before they could be evaluated by first responders.
The exploded home was completely destroyed, and a neighbor's house caught fire from the blast. Another nearby home also sustained damage.
What they're saying:
FOX 13 Seattle viewer Anthony Ulibarri, who sent photos and video from the scene, stated the explosion sounded like a stockpile of fireworks going off.
He claimed white smoke initially emerged from the home, and fireworks continued to detonate sporadically, even 30 minutes into the fire.
Ulibarri also claimed there was a particularly loud explosion that shook the ground.
What's next:
The cause of the explosion is under the Region 3 Arson Task Force and the ATF.
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The Source: Information in this story came from Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue.