Two Taken to Hospital After Stove Fire at Calvary Church

Two people were burned after a stove explosion, one extensively, at a Chula Vista church, police said. 

The incident happened at Calvary Chapel on the 1700 block of E. Palomar. 

A man tried to use a shift stove with lighter fluid, Chula Vista Police said. There was an explosion and fluid spill. 

Two men were burned as a result. The victims were taken to UC San Diego Medical Center. 

The fire was out when fire crews arrived, police said. 

Firefighters are checking the building as a precaution. 

No further information was immediately available. 

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