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Package containing fire extinguisher explodes at Carpinteria UPS store

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today at 5:02 pm
Published 3:13 pm

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deputies investigated a package explosion at the Carpinteria UPS store just after 2:30 p.m. Monday.

SBCSO deputies evacuated all nearby businesses and advised citizens to avoid the area from Taco Grande to the Goodwill.

The SBCSO later confirmed the explosion as a fire extinguisher inside a package before 5:00 p.m. and reported no injuries from the incident.

More updates will be provided as they become available to Your News Channel.

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