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#WhidbeyIsland #News: Two houses were destroyed by fire, one blown up due to a 700lbs cache of fireworks stored inside. On the KIRO news segment, a neighbor reported the resident of the home allegedly said they “got a good deal” on the pallet of celebratory explosives prior to the explosions and fire that consumed their home. Firefighters and residents were injured. One firefighter required surgery. This happened on Wednesday on Smugglers Cove Road. https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/2026/06/24/firefighters-occupants-injured-during-fire-at-greenbank-home/

Big bada boom this morning about 30 miles north of us on Whidbey Island. "About 700 pounds of fireworks were inside the home on Smugglers Cove Road, according to Kolton Kellison, a firefighter with Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue. A “large explosion” shortly after firefighters arrived, threw one “into a truck” and knocked another to the ground, he said." Apparently four pallets of fireworks were dropped off at the house yesterday. 😬 https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/2026/06/26/700-pounds-of-fireworks-at-center-of-fire-explosion-investigation/ #WhidbeyIsland #pnw #news