22 Marines injured after fire extinguisher malfunctions during training exercise

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Marines at the Twentynine Palms base.
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On Thursday, 22 U.S. Marines were injured during a training exercise in Twentynine Palms, California, after being exposed to a fire retardant, ABC Los Angeles reports. A defense official said that the Marines were inside an amphibious assault vehicle at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center when a fire extinguisher malfunctioned. The Marines suffered from inhalation injuries, NBC News reports, and are being treated at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.