Three Whidbey Island firefighters were injured today when a home exploded in Greenbank.
The firefighters are not yet being identified, but they are from Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, and South Whidbey Fire/EMS; the injured include two chiefs and one firefighter.
Two were transported to Providence Regional Medical Center, the third to Island Hospital for blast injuries. All three are in stable condition.
Two civilians may also have been hurt, but they self-transported to the hospital before they could be evaluated by emergency responders.
At about 2:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a house fire at a home on Smuggler’s Cove Road near Lagoon Point. The injured firefighters were hurt shortly after arriving when the explosion occurred. The cause of the blast is under investigation by the Region 3 Arson Task Force and the ATF.
The explosion and fire completely destroyed the house. A neighboring home was also destroyed when it caught fire, and a third was damaged by the blast.
Along with Central and South Whidbey, North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, Navy Region Northwest, and several law enforcement agencies responded to the incident.
