BRIEFLY MEN HOSPITALIZE AFTER OIL-WELL FIRE.ARLETA - A flash fire at an oil well in Arleta seriously burned two workers Friday. The two men were tending to a manifold at 12:39 p.m. when a fireball fireball, very bright meteor leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. suddenly engulfed them, said 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. spokesman Brian Humphrey. A motorist on the Ronald Reagan Freeway, near Interstate 5, spotted the fire at the Bentley-Simmon Inc. oil well and called 911. By the time emergency crews arrived at 14201 Paxton St., the fireball had burned itself out without damaging the structure, Humphrey said. ``There were two men there, however, in considerable pain,'' he said. ``Their injuries, while serious, are not considered life-threatening.'' The 56-year-old Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. man and 55-year-old Whittier man were taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills with first- and second-degree burns, he said. The state Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate is investigating to determine the fire's cause. - Daily News Cop sentenced for driving drunk A veteran Los Angeles policeman was sentenced to five days in jail Friday and had his license suspended for a drunken driving crash that injured a passenger. John Joseph Leonard, 61, also was fined $390 by a Superior Court judge, given three years' probation and ordered to enroll in a substance-abuse program. Leonard, a motorcycle officer, was off duty Jan. 29, 2002, when his car smashed into a metal post and a tree in Van Nuys, prosecutor Richard Walmark said. He was convicted in early December of two counts of driving under the influence, causing injury. He could have faced up to six years in prison. - Associated Press Geography quiz to help pay tuition A total of $156,000 in college scholarships from a Westlake Village- based foundation will go to high school students across the nation who compete in a AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. competition to test their travel knowledge. The AAA Travel High School Challenge The AAA Travel High School Challenge (sometimes shortened to AAA Travel Challenge) is an annual travel-themed scholarship competition run by the American Automobile Association, open to students in grades 9-12 in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. will feature geography questions and also include questions to test students' knowledge of popular destinations for leisure vacation travelers. The competition starts next month. The scholarships are funded by the Hogan Family Foundation of Westlake Village. The competition is for students in grades nine through 12. Students enter with an exam on the Internet, then move on to compete at the state and national levels. Students can enter the competition online at www.aaa.com/TravelChallenge. - City News Service Repairs continue on Laurel Canyon STUDIO CITY - City work crews partially reopened a portion of Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). on Friday after it was flooded when a water main ruptured in the hills above Studio City. Los Angeles police, however, advised against traveling on Laurel Canyon, between Mulholland Drive and Victory Boulevard, because traffic is being restricted to one lane as repairs are made. The pipe broke in the 3200 block of Laurel Canyon on Thursday evening and crews had it mostly fixed by 4:30 a.m. Friday. Department of Public Works spokeswoman Carol Tucker said 25 customers in the area temporarily lost water service as a result of the breakage. One home along the street was damaged when water flooded a garage. - Daily News 9-11 families set to arrive at LAX When United flight 897 arrives at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of at 10:06 a.m. today, it will be doused with water from airport firetrucks on the taxiway taxiway: see airport. . That's because the plane will be carrying 44 family members of firefighters and police killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center. City and county firefighters raised money to pay for an expense-paid, weeklong vacation in Los Angeles for the family members. Firetrucks will also escort the plane to its terminal. Inside the terminal, an honor guard of city and county firefighters will line the halls. A reception for the families is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Chase-Burton Park Pavilion, 13650 Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey. - City News Service |
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