A 55-gallon fuel drum placed in a campfire at a beach party exploded, injuring eight teenagers, Alaska troopers reported. The explosion took place at a party on White Sands Beach in Kodiak at 1:14 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.

Alaska State Troopers said that one teenager placed a 55-gallon drum of fuel in a fire, causing a large explosion at White Sands Beach.

Image via Getty A party on the beach ended in tragedy when a bonfire exploded and badly burn eight teenagers. The tragedy comes after someone threw a 55-gallon fuel drum on the bonfire. I'm not a scientist,

Eight teenagers from Alaska were injured in an explosion at a beach party that was sparked Mia Camacho, 16, is one of the teens who was injured in the early Sunday incident. Her mother, Cynthia Vazquez,

At least eight teenagers were injured after an explosion at a drinking party and bonfire on Kodiak Island in the early morning on Sunday. Five of those children were medevaced to Anchorage with moderate injuries,