Vehicle explosion: 1 injured - College of the Desert’s Public Safety Academy

Student injured following vehicle explosion at COD safety academy

A student suffered first- and second-degree burns Sunday following a vehicle explosion at College of the Desert’s Public Safety Academy, according to authorities.

Crews responded to the explosion at 3:42 p.m. Sunday, Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said. The student was inside the vehicle when it exploded, she said.
Authorities are still investigating the cause.

Riverside County sheriff's deputies stand guard at a gate near College of the Desert's Public Safety Academy, where a student was injured in a vehicle explosion Sunday. (Marcel Honore, The Desert Sun)

Several patrol cars and at least two fire engines remained at the scene just before 5 p.m.

Crews contained the blaze and kept if from spreading to a nearby structure. The burn victim was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Valenzuela said.

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