Package containing fire extinguisher explodes at Carpinteria UPS store
Caleb Nguyen
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a package explosion at the Carpinteria UPS store just after 2:30 p.m. Monday.
SBCSO deputies evacuated all nearby businesses and advised citizens to avoid the area from Taco Grande to the Goodwill.
The SBCSO later confirmed the explosion as a fire extinguisher inside a package before 5:00 p.m. and reported no injuries from the incident.
“The call came as an explosion inside the UPS store where there was powder emitting from a package, so we approached it with caution, we had our bomb squad come out and they were able to confirm what the package was, said Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick,” It was a fire extinguisher.”
About four employees and seven customers were inside the UPS store when the explosion happened.
Employees returned to work after 5 p.m. but told customers to come back in the morning.
One said they train every six months on how to handle hazardous materials and that training came in handy on Monday.
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