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News report: Ammunition cooks off, slightly hurting firefighter & sending neighbors running

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Exploding ammunition from a burning Oceanside, California home on Sunday struck a nearby home and slightly hurt a firefighter.

KGTV-TV:

About 20 firefighters from Oceanside and Vista were sent to the home on Meadowbrook Drive near North Melrose Drive at 7:15 a.m. found the garage in flames with shotgun shells and bullet casings exploding inside, Battalion Chief Felipe Rodriguez of the Oceanside Fire Department said.

A firefighter was struck by a casing fragment and sustained a minor injury, Rodriguez said. He was treated at the scene and released back to duty.

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