An explosion demolished part of a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, on Tuesday night — critically injuring a gas company worker just minutes after the acting hotel manager had evacuated the building due to a leak.
Bremerton, Washington firefighters responded about 7:54 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a gas leak or gas odor. Hotel guests and staff were being evacuated when the explosion occurred at about 8:24 p.m. A witness reported that the explosion occurred about the time that a Cascade Gas employee arrived.
A gas company employee investigating the gas leak Tuesday night was critically injured with second- and third-degree burns. He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Three guests of the Motel 6 were unaccounted for Wednesday morning.
Several firefighters and police officers were also knocked back about 20 feet by the explosions.
One end of the Motel 6 in Bremerton just blew up. Some people are saying there was a woman inside. pic.twitter.com/1XDwS0yvmt
— Christine Clarridge (@seaclarridge) August 19, 2015
UPDATE: 1 person located alive and not in building. 2 remain unaccounted for after #bremerton motel blast. pic.twitter.com/ltrsvj9yDa
— JakeWhittenberg (@jwhittenbergK5) August 19, 2015
HAPPENING NOW: firefighters searching for 3 people unaccounted for after gas explosion at Bremerton Hotel. #Q13Fox pic.twitter.com/1h5uiwgwvp
— Adam Mertz (@AJMertz) August 19, 2015
Search dogs are on scene here in Bremerton at this motel gas explosion. Still looking for 2. #liveonkomo at 6:53. pic.twitter.com/45ibAo6uaR
— Photographer Fred (@PhotogFredKOMO) August 19, 2015
Bremerton Motel 6 on Kitsap Way Exploded and burned pic.twitter.com/6mIZIUPMC1
— Craig Kennedy (@cakend) August 19, 2015
PHOTO: @MeegsMarie at the Bremerton Motel 6 gas explosion. 1 critically hurt from gas company. pic.twitter.com/n93FZf3HcM
— joshfarley (@joshfarley) August 19, 2015
BREAKING: Three people are unaccounted for after in #Bremerton hotel explosion. pic.twitter.com/DmbErYfphv
— JakeWhittenberg (@jwhittenbergK5) August 19, 2015
One critically injured in explosion that occurred after report of gas leak at Bremerton motel: http://t.co/T3bPMMivsR pic.twitter.com/6VBiALiv5l
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) August 19, 2015
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