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3 burned in Bellevue van explosion

The Columbian
Published: January 19, 2011, 12:00am

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — A Ford van exploded and caught fire in Bellevue, injuring three people.

KIRO-TV reports that the van stalled near a gas station Wednesday afternoon, and according to the Bellevue Fire Department the driver was trying to start it when it exploded.

One of the victims walked to a convenience store to get help. Fire Lt. Eric Keenan says two men and a woman were seriously burned.

The FBI and a bomb squad investigated, but the FBI says the cause appears to have been accidental.

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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html

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