STOCKTON, Calif. — An explosion at a Stockton apartment complex that left three people hurt and dozens of families displaced was possibly an accident, Stockton Police Department officials told ABC10 Saturday.
The blast happened around 6 p.m. Friday at the Inglewood Garden Apartments in the 6400 block of Inglewood Drive in Stockton. Three people were taken to an area hospital following the blast, which forced the evacuation of the entire apartment complex leaving dozens of people displaced.
The Red Cross and public officials set up an evacuation center for the 120 evacuees at the Troke Public Library. Officials with the Red Cross say many of the residents affected are senior citizens. Disaster and financial assistance was offered from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and may continue into Sunday.
Police investigators say that their preliminary investigation shows the explosion was possibly an accident. Officials say that Stockton Fire Department's arson investigators will make the final determination on the actual cause of the explosion.
The explosion sent shattered glass flying feet away from the blast site and spread debris over a large crime scene that police blocked off Friday night.
Power was shut off to the area for several hours as authorities investigated the incident.
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