Color Scheme

Subscribe now

4 hurt in U-of-Idaho rocket explosion

FILE – The University of Idaho's steam plant, which heats about 75 percent of the Moscow campus. (Courtesy of the University of Idaho)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
FILE – The University of Idaho's steam plant, which heats about 75 percent of the Moscow campus. (Courtesy of the University of Idaho)
FILE – The University of Idaho's steam plant, which heats about 75 percent of the Moscow campus. (Courtesy of the University of Idaho)

University of Idaho officials say four people were injured in an explosion in a parking lot where people had gathered to test an experimental rocket.

Officials said in a statement the explosion happened just before 10 p.m. on campus in a parking lot next to a steam plant.

Four people were taken to Gritman Medical Center for treatment.

Daniel Ewart, UI vice president for infrastructure, said in a news conference that one person was in critical condition and three were in stable condition, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported .

All four victims were alert and communicating with UI personnel early Friday morning, the university said in a news release. The parents of the victims have been notified/ SR & AP wire reports . More here.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog