BRIEFLY : BURNED FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN IN HOSPITAL.Two firefighters badly burned battling a fire at a Hollywood appliance store remained hospitalized Sunday. Robert Aragon, 42, suffered second-degree burns on his left ear, and right arm and hand, said Larry Weinberg
Doctors were trying to determine whether Aragon, who is in good condition, will need surgery, Weinberg said. Fred Magalona, 37, suffered deep second-degree and maybe third-degree burns third-degree burns npl → brûlures fpl au troisième degré third-degree burns third npl → Verbrennungen pl dritten Grades to both hands, Weinberg said. He will need skin-graft surgery. The veteran firefighters were injured as they battled a blaze that engulfed the top two floors of the Electric Emporium on Friday, said city fire spokesman Brian Humphrey. It took more than 100 firefighters about 90 minutes to bring the fire under control. Three other firefighters were less seriously injured. Investigators were looking into the cause but believe it was suspicious in nature, Humphrey said. Damage was estimated at $1.95 million. ?13- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Heaven's Gate cult house up for sale The mansion where sheriff's deputies were overcome by fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. upon the discovery of 39 dead Heaven's Gate cult members could soon have a new owner. Prompted by lucrative offers, the current owner is holding a sealed auction from Nov. 1 through 31 for the 9,000-square-foot seven-bedroom house in upscale Rancho Santa Fe, said Realtor Randall Bell. If a decent offer comes through, the owner may sell the mansion. ``It's all been cleaned up,'' said Bell, whose Bell & Associates Inc. is located in Santa Monica and Laguna Niguel. ``It has not been renovated, but it has all been sterilized ster·il·ize tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es 1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms. 2. .'' Bell was brought on to help refurbish the property after the March 26 deaths left the house covered with urine stains, body fluids and odd smells. The cult members, who rented the property at the time, killed themselves inside the house using a lethal mix of vodka and barbiturates Barbiturates Definition Barbiturates are medicines that act on the central nervous system and cause drowsiness and can control seizures. Purpose . The followers believed that they were leaving their ``containers'' - or bodies - to catch a ride on a spaceship trailing the Hale-Bopp Comet to reach a new level of existence. ?13Associated Press |
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