BRIEFLY PIANIST RAVEL SET TO PLAY FOR KIDS.

Composer and pianist Freddie Ravel presented an evening of contemporary jazz to hundreds of people Sunday at the Warner Center Concerts in the Park series and is scheduled to perform again today before a group of children at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park.

The Monday Morning Concert summer series at the Madrid Theater for school-age children is produced by the Valley Cultural Center, and presented by Washington Mutual.

Ravel's music draws upon a diverse heritage and a lifelong passion for jazz.

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Semi spills diesel fuel on 110 lanes

A driver lost control of a semitruck, which crashed through the center divider of the Harbor Freeway in South Los Angeles on Sunday, spilling diesel fuel on both sides of the freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The crash on the southbound 110, south of Gage Avenue, happened after the big rig hit two other vehicles, said CHP Officer Brian Joy. The truck then smashed into the concrete barrier and overturned onto the northbound car-pool lanes. The crash was reported about 11:15 a.m.

The driver was taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, officials said.

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Apartment blaze leaves one dead

One person was found dead in an apartment fire in South Los Angeles on Sunday, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Firefighters sent to 1035 W. 92nd St. at 5:20 p.m. found smoke and fire coming from the first and second floors of a two-story apartment building, said Dan Opbroek of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

One person was found dead at the scene, said Rich Pena of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A sheriff's arson unit was headed to the scene, Pena added.

- City News Service