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Investigators Suspect Propane After Lemon Grove Apartment Blast Injures Man

Detectives cite signs the occupant used a tank to fuel a warming fire during a utility outage.

Overview

  • Deputies and Heartland Fire & Rescue responded just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday to the 8300 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove.
  • They determined a minor explosion occurred in the living room of a unit within an apartment complex.
  • A man believed to be in his 30s was driven by a neighbor to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
  • Officials were told the injured resident suffered second-degree burns.
  • The Sheriff’s Bomb/Arson Unit continues to investigate, and authorities say preliminary evidence involves a propane tank used for heat while utilities were unavailable.