BLAST INSIDE VAULT KILLS FIREFIGHTER.Byline: Larry Altman and Denise Nix Staff Writers A powerful explosion ripped RiPPED are an alternative rock band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Sextant Records/EMI Distribution. The band formed in 1994, and were originally called "Ripped Emotions". through the side of a brick building Wednesday in Westchester, killing one firefighter and seriously injuring another as they entered a credit union office to check on a report of a fire. The blast in an above-ground electrical vault vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes. Nature of Vaults A vault is generally composed of separate units of material, such as bricks, tiles, or blocks of stone, so shaped or cut that when assembled they form a occurred about 30 minutes after an underground explosion blew two manhole covers into the air on Sepulveda Boulevard. A somber som·ber adj. 1. a. Dark; gloomy. b. Dull or dark in color. 2. a. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. b. Serious; grave. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. made the announcement shortly after 4 p.m. "A firefighter died in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The firefighter, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, became the first in his department to die on duty since Jaime L. Foster, 25, of Palmdale fell from the back of a firetruck on Aug. 14, 2004, and was run over on a Reseda street. Los Angeles Deputy Fire Chief Mario Rueda said the causes of the explosions were not immediately known. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a number of manhole covers in the 8800 block of Sepulveda Boulevard around 2 p.m. Before they arrived, an explosion sent two manhole covers near La Tijera Boulevard flying into the air and crashing to the pavement about a dozen feet away. Westchester resident Ralph Thomas said he detected a strong electrical smell in the air following the blast. A half hour later, a second team of firefighters from Station 95 at International Road and Century Boulevard responded to a report of dark smoke coming from the rear of a two-story building, about 100 feet from the manholes, Rueda said. Firefighters rolled up behind the building, parking just outside. As they entered the Water and Power Community Credit Union, an electrical vault inside exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: in front of them. It blew a huge hole in the back of the building, which also houses a Quiznos sub Quiznos Sub is a fast-food sandwich franchise that specializes in toasted submarine sandwiches. As of 2005, it is the second-largest submarine sandwich shop chain in North America, passing the older and slower-growing Blimpie, though still a fraction of the size of Subway. shop, a drug and alcohol testing center and a real estate office. "There was an enormous bang," Thomas said. "This one was really big." larry.altman(at)dailybreeze.com 310-543-6655 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: An investigator looks over the scene of explosions near LAX. A firefighter responding to the call suffered fatal injuries. Brad Graverson/Staff Photographer |
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