OXNARD : Tear-Gas Canister Tossed Into Home
A canister containing irritant gas was lobbed through the front window of an Oxnard home, prompting the evacuation of six houses in the 600 block of Kamala Street, authorities said Monday.
Bruce and Cheryl Hall told Oxnard police officers that they were in bed asleep at 10:40 p.m. Sunday when they heard the sound of glass breaking in their living room and found their home quickly filled with smoke.
Police Lt. Gordon Hubbard said the couple, their eyes burning, fled through a bedroom window and called the Fire Department.
After evacuating five neighboring houses as a precaution, firefighters located the source of the smoke on the floor of the living room, Hubbard said.
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