Overview
- Fire crews responded around 3:45 p.m. Sunday to a blast and fire at a home in the 4200 block of Sierra Vista Drive in Chino Hills.
- Nine people were hospitalized with injuries that authorities described as not life-threatening, including children, with several victims self-transporting before firefighters arrived.
- Investigators are examining the property after responders reported a gas leak at the scene, with aerial footage showing a burned external gas line.
- The Chino Valley Fire District reported the gas flow was shut off at 10:45 p.m., and evacuations affecting 16 nearby homes were lifted around 11 p.m.
- Deputies, firefighters from multiple agencies, and SoCal Edison crews secured the area, documented debris and damage to nearby homes, and kept local streets closed for several hours.