3 injured with severe burns after Antioch fire pit explosion
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Three people were hospitalized with severe burns after an explosion in an outdoor fire pit on Thursday night in Antioch, fire officials said.
Crews responded shortly after 9 p.m. to a home on Silveria Way, where they found four people with burns, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Prevention District.
Of those, three suffered second- and third-degree burns, and they were taken to area hospitals, said Fire Prevention Capt. Joe Ottolini.
Information about what caused the explosion wasn't immediately available.
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