Several Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were injured after an explosion involving a natural gas truck happened in the Wilmington area Thursday morning.
Authorities said at least nine firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital, two are in critical condition. The semi-truck driver was not injured.'The firefighters were evaluated for several burn, blast and airway inhalation injuries,' said Dr. Molly Deane, trauma surgeon at Harbor UCLA Medical Center.
Hazard material specialist was at the scene to monitor the air and firefighters set up a 500-foot perimeter around the location of the blast. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley spoke at press conference after she visited with the firefighters injured in the explosion and said it was something she will never forget.
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