About 10 firefighters were injured in the incident, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department
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Several firefighters were injured in an explosion in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that caused flames in several buildings, authorities with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said.
About 10 firefighters were injured in the incident, occurred at 327 E Boyd St. according to LAFD, which also reports that 230 firefighters responded to the incident.
Update MAYDAY #StructureFire; INC # 1073; 6:26 PM; 327 E Boyd St; https://t.co/WjQ6oryhNa; # Downtown; An explosion on scene has caused a MAYDAY with approx 10 firefighters down and multiple buildings on fire. This has been upgraded… https://t.co/O5FoQxYNhf
– LAFD (@LAFD) May 17, 2020
Update #StructureFire; INC # 1073; 7:05 PM; 327 E Boyd St; https://t.co/WjQ6oryhNa; # Downtown; Now, over 230 firefighters are responding. Firefighters have moved to a defensive posture for fire attack, and a medical branch has been… https://t.co/vVG5bQ2wef
– LAFD (@LAFD) May 17, 2020
Firefighters have moved to a defensive posture for the fire attack, and a medical branch has been created to treat and transport wounded firefighters, according to LAFD.
No additional information is available immediately.
