APARTMENT FIRE BURNS 2 BROTHERS.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Two teenage brothers were burned and five others suffered smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. early Wednesday when a fire ripped through an apartment building, officials said. All 125 units of the building in the 22000 block of Collins Street were evacuated about 8 a.m. as 50 firefighters doused the flames, said Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Residents said they were awakened by a fire alarm and screams. ``I saw smoke and heard screaming,'' said apartment manager Lori Calloway, 38, who was blow-drying her hair when she heard the alarm. ``I called my maintenance man who helped evacuate residents. He's our little hero.'' The fire, which was mostly contained to a third-floor unit in which the brothers lived, was out within 20 minutes. Damage was estimated at $90,000 to the structure and contents. ``It was burning pretty good,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Firefighter Kevin Rex. ``Fire was pumping out.'' A 14-year-old boy suffered third-degree burns third-degree burns npl → brûlures fpl au troisième degré third-degree burns third npl → Verbrennungen pl dritten Grades to his hands and second-degree burns to his back and face, Rex said. He was listed in serious-to-critical condition at West Hills Hospital. His 12-year-old brother was treated for minor burns to his face and smoke inhalation. His condition was not available. Two Los Angeles police officers and a maintenance man were taken to area hospitals where they were being treated for smoke inhalation. Two residents, including a 32-year-old woman who had difficulty breathing and a 70-year-old woman with a cardiac problem, were treated at the scene. Arson investigators sifted through the charred debris seeking clues to the cause of the blaze. One of the boys told investigators that he noticed flames on the couch On the Couch is an Australian television program formally broadcast on the Fox Footy Channel and it focuses on the current issues in the AFL. This is now broadcast on Fox Sports after the closure of Fox Footy Channel. The show airs on Monday night and is hosted by Gerard Healy. after going to the bathroom. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what he was doing,'' Rex said. Calloway said the boys' mother called her to say that her sons did not start the fire. Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, map Photo: (1) Firefighter Joe Scamardo helps apartment maintenance man Carlos Espinoza, who was called a hero by evacuated residents. (2) While firefighters work on putting out the blaze, Melissa Halici, 9, holds her dog while her mom, Traci Kelly, talks on a cell phone. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Map: Apartment Fire WOODLAND HILLS |
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