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UPDATE: Gas Explosion Victims

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office updated the number of people injured and needing treatment at local hospitals immediately following the explosion. 11 people went to area hospitals. 2- Fresno Co. Sheriff’s deputies1- Fresno Co. Public Works employee8 – Fresno Co. Jail inmatesThe two deputies and two of the inmates have …

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13 Injured in Gun Range Explosion Near Highway 99

Thirteen people were injured, four critically, after a natural gas line was ruptured at the Fresno County Peace Officers Firing Range and burst into a tower of flames near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue in northwest Fresno. The explosion happened Friday around 2:30 p.m. According to PG&E, a non-PG&E worker struck a gas …

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Explosion Rocks Homes of Fresno Residents

People living in the Northwest Fresno neighborhood near Herndon and Highway 99 say at 2:30 this afternoon they heard a loud bang, some say it even shook their homes. When they went outside, fire and smoke filled the sky. "it was crazy. Just crazy. It was a ball of fire. …

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13 Injured by Gas Explosion in Northwest Fresno

The Fresno County Sheriff says 13 people were injured during a gas explosion in at their gun range in Northwest Fresno. Flames shot 100 feet in the air Friday afternoon and could be seen for miles away. Emergency personnel rushed to the scene closing down Highway 99, as well as …

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Injuries Reported In Gas Explosion

11 people were injured, some seriously, after a gas explosion in Northwest Fresno Friday afternoon. The explosion occurred on near Highway 99 and Herndon, at the Fresno County Peace Officers Gun Range. For some time after the explosion, Highway 99 was shut down, in both directions. The highway has since …

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