By: Mono County Sheriff's Department and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, Calif
February 4, 2012 - On Friday February 3, 2012 at approximately 8:53 p.m. the Mono County Sheriff's Dispatch received numerous 911 calls regarding an explosion and a residential structure that was on fire at the Marine Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Base Housing.
Units responded from the following agencies: Antelope Valley Fire Department, MWTC Fire Department, Mono County Paramedics, Mono County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, MWTC Police Department, along with the East Fork Fire Department out of Nevada.
Upon arrival medical personnel assisted the victims and fire personnel battled the fire which was still engulfing the residence. Careflight responded and two of the victims were airlifted to hospitals out of the area, with another victim being pronounced deceased at the scene.
Mono County Social Services responded and opened the Walker Community Center for use as a shelter if needed, and the Red Cross was contacted - both California and Nevada chapters.
News Release from Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command
Explosion kills one aboard MWTC Bridgeport housing
February 4, 2012 - An explosion occurred Friday night in the Lincoln Military Housing neighborhood in Coleville, Ca., serving Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, damaging several homes, killing one person and causing serious injuries to two more.
At approximately 8:45 p.m., a propane gas leak ignited due to unknown causes. Residents reported the situation to emergency response personnel from the installation who responded to the scene and extinguished structural fires caused by the explosion.
First responders reported one person killed in the accident, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Two more individuals were seriously injured in the blast and have been evacuated to area hospitals for treatment for third degree burns and shock.
Seven housing units were damaged in the blast. Due to weather conditions in the area, the suspension of utilities caused 38 families to be temporarily evacuated and sheltered in additional housing and nearby accommodations. Damage assessment and further repair and response actions will be taking place over the next several days.
The cause of the blast is still under investigation by multiple agencies.
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