Top Stories of 2022: House explosion rocks downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO — One of the most memorable moments in 2022 for Nanaimo was when a house exploded in early February, with the shockwave being felt across the city.
On Sunday, February 27 around 8:20 p.m., a home in the 300 block of Pine St. beside St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church exploded, sending debris onto Pine St. and all over the church’s cemetery.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue, BC Emergency Health Services, Fortis BC and BC Hydro were all on scene along with Nanaimo RCMP, saying luckily there was no one inside when the home blew up.
A BC Emergency Health Services official on scene told NanaimoNewsNOW six people were injured in the blast with four treated on scene and two transported to hospital with non-life threatening, superficial injuries.