Eight teenagers were injured in an explosion during a party at White Sands Beach in Kodiak early Saturday, Alaska State Troopers said.
Between 20 and 40 teenagers were at the party at about 1:15 a.m. when one teenager reportedly placed a 55-gallon drum of fuel in a fire, causing a large explosion, Alaska State Troopers said in an online report.
Eight of the teens were injured, with five transported to Anchorage area hospitals with “moderate injuries,” troopers said.
Further details weren’t immediately available. Troopers said they were investigating the incident.
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