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Explosion at Olympia marina sends one to the hospital in serious condition

A sailboat was among the vessels damaged when an explosion occurred at West Bay Marina Sunday evening.
A sailboat was among the vessels damaged when an explosion occurred at West Bay Marina Sunday evening. Courtesy of the Olympia Fire Department

Olympia fire and police units were called to the scene of an explosion Sunday evening at West Bay Marina.

The Olympia Fire Department tweeted at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 2 that one boat had been totaled and several others were severely damaged. One person was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and was listed in serious condition, according to the fire department.

The cause of the explosion at the marina at 2100 West Bay Drive NW is still under investigation.

This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 7:41 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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