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Man Arrested After Wilmington Explosion Injures Firefighters
A man named Jason Beach was arrested in Wilmington after a car crash caused a big explosion.
His car hit a gas line near a building being built for animals.
The explosion hurt three firefighters, with one getting burned.
Luckily, no one else was in the building.
Beach tried to leave but was caught and is now in jail.
He's been charged with things like drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash.
Jason Lee Beach, 46, was arrested following a gas explosion in Wilmington.
The explosion occurred after Beach's vehicle struck a gas line.
The incident happened near New Centre Drive at a veterinary clinic under construction.
Three firefighters sustained injuries, including burns.
Beach faces multiple charges, including driving while intoxicated and hit and run.
- Who
- Jason Lee Beach and three firefighters.
- What
- A gas explosion occurred after a car struck a gas line.
- Where
- Wilmington, near New Centre Drive.
- When
- Not explicitly stated.
- Why
- The driver struck a gas line.
Key facts
- Arrested
- Jason Lee Beach, 46
- Location
- Wilmington, NC
- Incident
- Car crash and subsequent gas explosion
- Injuries
- Three firefighters
- Charges
- DWI, Hit and run, etc.
- Building
- Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center (under construction)
Quotes
A police spokesperson
A representative from the Wilmington Police Department
“Shortly before the explosion, probably about 20 minutes or so before the explosion, WPD responded to the scene here for a vehicle that had turned onto New Center Drive from Bob King Drive and went off the road behind us here and struck the gas lines feeding the building that ultimately exploded.”
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“When officers arrived, the vehicle was gone, so it was a hit and run.”
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A Wilmington Fire Department spokesperson
A representative from the Wilmington Fire Department
“Three firefighters were injured during that explosion and evacuation.”
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“They have since been taken to the hospital, two with non-life-threatening injuries and one with severe injuries to the hands, burn injuries to the hands and arms.”
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