Multiple propane tanks exploded and at least one person was injured at a homeless tent encampment in the lower parking lot of Frank Geri Softball Fields, according to Bellingham police Lt. Claudia Murphy.
Bellingham police and the Bellingham Fire Department responded to the corner of Puget and Fraser streets shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11.
When Bellingham firefighters arrived, a tent and some make-shift structures with tarps were on fire, according to Dustin Michaelis with Bellingham Fire.
Michaelis said small propane tanks were hissing and then exploded.
By 1:45 p.m., the fires were put out. The tent and tarped structures were destroyed, Michaelis said. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Murphy said. No other injuries were reported, she said.