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A house exploded in Chino Hills on Sunday afternoon, injuring eight folks and forcing non permanent evacuations, in response to the Chino Valley Hearth District.
Hearth officers mentioned crews responded at 3:44 p.m. to an explosion within the 4200 block of Sierra Vista Drive. One residence appeared to have collapsed, and a few neighboring properties suffered minor harm.
Sixteen folks had been briefly evacuated, hearth officers mentioned. The reason for the explosion is underneath investigation.
4 injured victims had been transported to a close-by hospital, and 4 others arrived by themselves, officers mentioned.
Video from the scene present some buildings close to the house had been nonetheless on hearth as night time fell Sunday.
Jon Cripe, battalion chief with the Chino Valley Hearth District, informed news-gathering service OnScene.TV that, following the blast, Southern California Gasoline was working to mitigate an energetic fuel leak on the residence. The eight individuals who had been injured had been all inside the house that exploded, he mentioned.
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