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3 injured after fire breaks out at Google conference

3 injured after fire breaks out at Google conference | iNFOnews.ca
In this Thursday, May 18, 2017, photo provided by Harry McCracken, shows a fire inside a concession at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif. Authorities say several people were injured after a fire broke out during Google's I/O developer conference in Northern California. (Harry McCracken via AP) A

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Authorities say three people were injured after a kitchen fire broke out during Google’s I/O developer conference at a California venue that normally hosts concerts.

It happened Thursday at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View.

Mountain View Fire Department spokesman Lynn Brown says three people were taken to a hospital and one had life-threatening injuries.

Google said in a statement that the small fire broke out in a kitchen at the venue and no conference attendees were hurt.

The company says the three people who were injured were event staff members and are receiving treatment.

Brown says a flash fire broke out when workers were trying to light a deep-fat fryer. The kitchen’s sprinklers put out the blaze.

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