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One Person Dead After U-Haul Truck Explodes in Shopping Center Parking Lot, Officials Say
Officials say the explosion destroyed the vehicle and caused one fatality with no public risk, but the cause remains under investigation.
- Saturday morning, Lewiston Police Captain Chris Reese said a U-Haul blast near Nez Perce Drive at 7:15 a.m. left one person dead.
- Lewiston Fire Marshal Julian Sorrell is leading the probe after investigators found gasoline and propane tanks and evidence of a propane leak in the U-Haul.
- Responding police and firefighters arrived and secured the scene, finding the U-Haul destroyed and damaged by the explosion.
- Preliminary findings indicate the blast was accidental, with no sign of criminal activity, officials said; investigators and Lewiston Fire Marshal Julian Sorrell confirmed the ignition source remains undetermined.
- Damage extended to nearby stores, including Old Navy store and the Courtyard Marriott, as Lewiston officials said businesses remain open but the public should avoid the area.
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One dead after U-Haul explosion in Lewiston, reports say
LEWISTON, Idaho – One person is dead after a U-Haul exploded in a parking lot near Nez Perce Drive in Lewiston, according to information Lewiston Police Captain Chris Reese shared with the Lewiston Tribune. Reese said the explosion was reported in the morning. The department responded alongside firefighters and found one person dead in the
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