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1 dead, 1 hurt after explosion, fire at Tacoma gun range
Fox 13 Seattle ^ | 2/16/25 | Tyler Slauson and Dave Detling

Posted on 02/17/2025 7:59:09 AM PST by CFW

What We Know:

The fire broke out at Bull's Eye Indoor Range, which was open, in the 400 block of Puyallup Avenue shortly after 6:00 p.m., according to the Tacoma Fire Department.

Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before the fire erupted, causing ammunition to pop from the heat.

Tacoma Fire Department crews were called to the scene and declared it a two-alarm fire. Firefighters entered the building to search for any other people and got the fire under control.

One person was found dead, and another person was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. It's unclear how seriously they were hurt.

What we don't know:

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Tacoma Fire Department, while the Tacoma Police Department is looking into the details surrounding the person who died.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox13seattle.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: banglist; explosion; fire; gunrange; seattle
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Deliberate? It will be interesting to learn what started the fire.
1 posted on 02/17/2025 7:59:09 AM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

Climate Change....................


2 posted on 02/17/2025 8:01:27 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Yeah, it sounds like a bomb went off.


3 posted on 02/17/2025 8:03:14 AM PST by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
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Double charge of Bullseye?


4 posted on 02/17/2025 8:07:19 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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To: CFW

Doing reloads?


5 posted on 02/17/2025 8:07:46 AM PST by 3ZZZ
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To: CFW

A tannerite demo went wrong?


6 posted on 02/17/2025 8:10:59 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Red Badger

Trumps fault.


7 posted on 02/17/2025 8:11:19 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: CFW

This is the store where the DC sniper bought his AR-15.

I bought one there too.


8 posted on 02/17/2025 8:15:19 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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“This is the store where the DC sniper bought his AR-15.”

That unto itself could be a major clue if in the event this was a terrorist bombing event. Who knows.

The fake news will now be whining that gun ranges need to be closed because they are unsafe.


9 posted on 02/17/2025 8:22:01 AM PST by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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The anti-2A crowd would do anything to bring their madness to the forefront.


10 posted on 02/17/2025 8:23:45 AM PST by BipolarBob (Remember kids: Think positive and test negative.)
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To: CFW

DOGE budget cuts!


11 posted on 02/17/2025 8:26:41 AM PST by Dacula
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Was the RAT’s Hoggster, or any of his ilk, in the area at the time? /s


12 posted on 02/17/2025 8:27:19 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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Gas leak. A friend of mine had his out building start on fire and a bunch of his ammunition started shooting off. Apparently it isn’t as damaging as it sounds.


13 posted on 02/17/2025 8:31:38 AM PST by Sawdring
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A number years ago, a Ft Worth (Texas y’all) gun store & firing range burned to the ground.

The backstop of their indoor range was ground up car tires.

Some stupid with a Class III firearm was shooting tracers and set everything on fire.

14 posted on 02/17/2025 8:51:11 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: CFW

Probably messing around with tannerite, that stuff can be dangerous.


15 posted on 02/17/2025 8:53:20 AM PST by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: Sawdring

Smokeless powder is not explosive.


16 posted on 02/17/2025 8:53:26 AM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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Was the RAT’s Hoggster, or any of his ilk, in the area at the time? /s

He survived and is still on his bike trying to get there.

17 posted on 02/17/2025 8:54:18 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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Nor is it smokeless.


18 posted on 02/17/2025 9:06:59 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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Here in Indy my favorite indoor range burned down because a couple of idiots were shooting tracer rounds after being told not to. The backstop caught on fire. They kept shooting them even after they saw smoke coming from the backstop.


19 posted on 02/17/2025 9:11:22 AM PST by circlecity
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Nor is it smokeless.

Well, it certainly smokes less than black powder. So you see, it "smoke less."

20 posted on 02/17/2025 9:28:38 AM PST by Disambiguator
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