BRIEFLY 3 INSECT FOGGERS EXPLODE IN HOME.CANOGA PARK - Windows shattered and cabinets fell apart in a family's apartment around noon Sunday after three insect foggers exploded, authorities reported. The family disregarded the devices' warning labels, written in both English and Spanish, and activated the three cans at the same time, then left the building, said Brian Humphrey 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. . When they returned, one resident opened the door of the apartment in the 21200 block of Saticoy Street and the cans exploded, he said. Fire officials think the sudden rush of air from the open door might have caused the flammable gas to ignite from the pilot light. A 31-year-old resident of the apartment went to the hospital complaining of shortness of breath Shortness of Breath Definition Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. and chest discomfort. After the blast firefighters said they found cockroaches cockroaches insects which may carry Salmonella spp. in their gut and play a part in the spread of the disease. running around on the kitchen floor. - Daily News 2 die, 5 wounded in party shooting OXNARD - Gunmen crashed a birthday party early Sunday, killing two people and wounding five more, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Oxnard Police Department. The victims were guests at a co-worker's birthday party in the 2100 block of Walden Avenue, which the attackers interrupted around 12:45 a.m., police said. Officials said 19-year-old Augustin David Medina of Oxnard was pronounced dead at the scene, and Gilberto Gutierrez Hernandez, 19, of Somis, died later in St. John's Regional Medical Center St. John's Regional Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
The other victims went to various area hospitals where they were treated and released, officials said. - Daily News 1,600 lose power in four blackouts SHERMAN OAKS - The lights went out Sunday night for 1,600 residents in four neighborhoods south of Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks and Encino, the Department of Water and Power reported. The power first went out just after 5 p.m., followed by another blackout at 7 p.m. and two more at 8 p.m., said Marie Lemelle, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection . Three darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. areas were in the hills west of the 405 Freeway, while the fourth was east of the freeway. Power was restored for most residents by 10 p.m., with one neighborhood expected to have power by midnight, Lemelle said. Cause of the blackout was unknown and under investigation. - Daily News Cancer walk ends in $1 million gift UNIVERSAL CITY - The closing ceremony of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is a fundraising effort to support the Avon Foundation in researching a cure for breast cancer. Participants are required to raise a minimum of $1800 for the cause and over the course of two days walk either 26.2 or 39.3 miles. on Sunday afternoon included the award of a $1 million gift from the Avon Foundation to the John Wayne Cancer Institute, officials said. About 1,100 people participated in the Avon Walk Los Angeles event that started in Universal City on Saturday and went across the east San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for an overnight encampment in Woodley Park, returning to Universal on Sunday. The Avon Foundation gift will support a partnership and program between the John Wayne Cancer Institute and Center for Healthy Aging. - Daily News |
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