Sixteen law enforcement officers were injured from an explosion at an FBI training facility, with most individuals now released from treatment while one person remains hospitalized.
The incident took place on March 14 at the facility when the Orange County Sheriff’s SWAT team was conducting their annual joint training together with members from the Hazardous Devices Section or the bomb squad, Sergeant Frank Gonzalez, public information officer for the Sheriff’s office, told reporters on Thursday. “During the training, an explosion occurred indoors which caused injury to 16 members of our SWAT team. Fifteen members of our SWAT team were transported to local hospitals by ambulance and one member was able to transport himself to the hospital.”
