DATE/TIME: June 29, 2022 / 2:52 a.m.
INCIDENT: Fire
LOCATION: 14000 block of Adalane Court, Victorville
VICTIM(S): Confidential Female
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at approximately 2:52 a.m., Corporal D. Maddox, from the Victorville Police Department, heard a loud explosion near Ventura Lane and Oceanside Drive, while on patrol in Victorville. Maddox quickly responded and arrived within one minute. Maddox discovered a house in the 14000 block of Adalane Court had exploded.
As Maddox responded, Sheriff’s Dispatch received multiple calls reporting a loud explosion heard and a house on fire on Adalane Court, near Llanada Avenue. Additional deputies from the Victorville Police Department and personnel from the Victorville Fire Department were requested to respond.
Upon arrival, deputies saw debris in the neighborhood and found the residence fully engulfed in flames. With the cause of the explosion unknown, Maddox evacuated residents in the area.
A female, home alone when her house exploded, was able to pull herself outside. Maddox located the female burn victim and coordinated for emergency medical response. The victim was transported to a local hospital, and later flown to a trauma center. The victim was in critical but stable condition.
This is an open investigation between the Victorville Police Department, Victorville Fire Department, and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson Division.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172207497
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
