Explosives Almost Kills Two Persons

A mine explosion occurred in Placer County, Northern California, resulting in two people being seriously injured. The incident happened just after 9:41 a.m. on Mosquito Ridge Road at Gorman Ranch Road. The explosion was responded to by employees from the Foresthill Fire Protection District and the US Forest Service, who found the injured couple. The injured individuals were airlifted to the Sutter Roseville Trauma Center for treatment.[3] Details about the cause of the explosion and the condition of the injured individuals were not immediately available in the sources cited.