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An explosion at the Holiday Inn in Clewiston injured one man staying at the hotel.
According to police the man was unloading fire suppression equipment when part of the equipment exploded.
Clewiston Police Chief Thomas Lewis said they are still working on what exactly caused the equipment to explode.
You can see in the surveillance video at the hotel there were red boxes that the man was checking. One of the boxes exploded blowing him backward.
The man takes off his shirt and there is a red burn mark. Police say the man was rushed to Hendry Regional Medical Center. Police say he is expected to be okay.
The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said during the investigation into the explosive Fire Personnel discovered a small amount of undetected explosives. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad was also called out to the scene to assist with the disposal of the items.
The Sheriff’s Office wanted to alert citizens that the area from San Luis to Berner Road and south to Ventura to Sagamore were temporarily closed while crews disposed of the undetonated devices.
Clewiston Fire Commander Travis Reese noted, “it is important for residents in the area to know they may hear a loud explosion”. Reese went on to say “this is a controlled explosion, and the public is not in danger.
The ATF and the State Fire Marshall are also now investigating according to Police.
The Holiday Inn is open and no other guests or employees were injured in the explosion.
The explosion was isolated to that one vehicle.
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Source: fox4now
