BRIEFLY : FAULTY WIRING STARTS CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE.SUNLAND - A woman and her 4-year-old son suffered moderate to serious injuries Saturday when faulty wiring caused their Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. to ignite, firefighters said. Emergency crews were called to an apartment complex in the 10000 block of North Pinewood pine·wood n. 1. The wood of the pine tree. 2. A forest of pines. Often used in the plural. at 12:31 p.m., officials said. Two apartment units were on fire when they arrived. The 45-year-old woman and the preschooler pre·school·er n. 1. A child who is not old enough to attend kindergarten. 2. A child who is enrolled in a preschool. Noun 1. , who were inside their apartment when the fire started, were taken to Verdugo Hills Hospital for treatment. The boy suffered moderate 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. , and the woman suffered serious smoke inhalation, firefighters said. Their names were not immediately available. An electrical short in a string of Christmas tree lights sparked the blaze, which caused $20,000 in damage to the complex, firefighters said. Crews extinguished the blaze in about 10 minutes, firefighters said. - Daily News Man crossing 101 killed by vehicles A 39-year-old Los Angeles man was hit and killed by two vehicles Friday as he attempted to cross the Hollywood Freeway, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said Saturday. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday when a van and sedan plowed into the pedestrian, who was walking across the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway at Hollywood Boulevard, Officer Bob Granieri said. The drivers of the two vehicles were uninjured and pulled off the freeway to call law enforcement officials. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of relatives, Granieri said. - Daily News Results not back on anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis tests WOODLAND HILLS - Los Angeles police and FBI officials Saturday continued to investigate whether an anthrax bacteria scare at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court bankruptcy court n. the specialized Federal court in which bankruptcy matters under the Federal Bankruptcy Act are conducted. There are several bankruptcy courts in each state, and each one's territory covers several counties. was a serious threat or a hoax. ``The validity of the report is still undetermined and is still under investigation,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Don Cox. On Friday, an anonymous caller claimed the deadly virus had been released into the ventilation system ventilation system Public health An air system designed to maintain negative pressure and exhaust air properly, to minimize the spread of TB and other respiratory pathogens in a health care facility at the Warner Center courthouse on Burbank Boulevard at about 2 p.m. Ninety-one people were evacuated and quarantined, but they were released about nine hours later when they showed no symptoms of infection, police said. Firefighters, police and the FBI took samples from the ventilation system for testing, but the results have not yet come back. - Daily News |
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