16 SWAT Team Members Injured in Training Exercise Explosion
An explosion at the FBI training facility in Irvine, California, injures 16 SWAT team members, with one requiring surgery.
- 16 members of the Orange County Sheriff's SWAT team were injured during a training exercise with the Hazardous Devices Section at the FBI Special Agent Jerry Crowe Regional Tactical Training Facility in Irvine, California.
- The explosion occurred indoors, injuring 16 SWAT team members, with one requiring surgery for a leg injury, two others sustaining superficial injuries, and 13 experiencing dizziness and ringing in their ears.
- 15 of the injured SWAT team members have been discharged from the hospital, with one still under medical care recovering from surgery.
- The FBI is assisting the Orange County Sheriff's Department in investigating the cause of the explosion, which remains unclear.
- No FBI personnel were injured in the incident.