Police ID trio hurt in Newberg motel explosion

School buses were brought to the motel for displaced guests after an early morning explosion at a Best Western motel in Newberg, Oregon sent 3 to the hospital.

August 25, 2011, KGW 8 Portland -- (Oregon) Police ID trio hurt in Newberg motel explosion.

An early morning explosion at a Best Western motel in Newberg, Oregon sent one man to the hospital by Lifeflight and a woman and child to the hospital by ambulance August 25. The 3 a.m. blast also forced about 123 motel guests to evacuate into the parking lot, according to an official.

The 29-year-old man was found in the hallway with critical burn injuries. A two-year-old girl also suffered minor injuries, along with a 26-year-old woman, police said. The cause of the blast remains under investigation. Police said the man admitted that he had been cooking hashish in the room just before the explosion.

The guests displaced by the explosion were asked to stay out of their rooms. School buses were brought to the motel for them. A HazMat crew was part of the emergency response, but only to check air quality to allow guests to re-enter the building, gather their possessions, and check out. The motel’s sprinkler system had put out any flames before fire crews arrived. Inspectors checked the structural integrity of the building.

Link: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Explosion-rocks-Newberg-motel-128377928.html

Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 August 2011