Three burned in Bellevue van explosion

Published 12:01 am Thursday, January 20, 2011

BELLEVUE — A Ford van exploded and caught fire in Bellevue, injuring three people.

KIRO-TV reported that the van stalled near a gas station Wednesday afternoon, and according to the Bellevue Fire Department the driver was trying to start it when it exploded.

One of the victims walked to a convenience store to get help. Fire Lt. Eric Keenan said two men and a woman were seriously burned.

The FBI and a bomb squad investigated, but the FBI said the cause appears to have been accidental.