A house exploded in Chino Hills on Sunday afternoon, injuring eight individuals and forcing momentary evacuations, based on the Chino Valley Hearth District.
Hearth officers stated 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 individuals have been briefly evacuated, fireplace officers stated. The reason for the explosion is underneath investigation.
4 injured victims have been transported to a close-by hospital, and 4 others arrived by themselves, officers stated.
Video from the scene present some buildings close to the house have been nonetheless on fireplace as night time fell Sunday.
Jon Cripe, battalion chief with the Chino Valley Hearth District, instructed news-gathering service OnScene.TV that, following the blast, Southern California Gasoline was working to mitigate an lively fuel leak on the residence. The eight individuals who have been injured have been all inside the house that exploded, he stated.
