Explosion At Woodburn Motel (Photo) - 11/14/25

Woodbrun, OR – On Saturday night, November 8, 2025, at 10:42 p.m., Woodburn Officers responded to a report of an explosion at the Woodburn Inn located at 1025 N. Pacific Highway in Woodburn. Upon arriving, officers found a 25-year-old male suffering from non-life-threatening bleeding injuries outside of one of the ground-level rooms.  The male’s injuries appeared to be caused by flying glass and debris spread throughout the parking lot, caused by an explosion from inside one of the motel rooms.  After getting the male to safety, officers also located a 33-year-old female and a 36-year-old male still inside the motel room, where officers found both of them suffering from burn injuries. Officers got both burn victims out of the room to safety and then evacuated the entire motel.

All three subjects were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries, which appeared to be non-life-threatening.  After containing the area, OSP bomb squad responded to the scene, where they searched the room for any explosive devices. No devices were located in the room, and the cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

This investigation is still ongoing, and the Woodburn Police are asking anyone with any information to call the Woodburn Police Department at 503-982-2345 and reference case number 25-15028*.

*Case number has been updated.