FIRES COVER VALLEY WITH DARK SMOKE.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer CHATSWORTH - An explosive fire erupted Saturday afternoon in Chatsworth, hurling hurling, outdoor ball and stick game similar to field hockey (see hockey, field). The national pastime of Ireland, it was played for many centuries before the Gaelic Athletic Association standardized the rules in 1884. 55-gallon drums into the air and filling 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. skies with thick, black smoke. Five firefighters were treated for exposure to smoke from the burning drums of nail polish chemicals, which fueled the 2:51 p.m. blaze next to an industrial building at 21314 Lassen St., officials said. ``The whole building shook,'' said Kumar Ramanathan of Northridge, who was working in the building when the fire erupted. ``I thought it was an earthquake, and then it shook a couple more times.'' Ramanathan went outside to investigate and saw storage drums hurled 40 feet to 50 feet into the air. Twenty-eight companies with 120 firefighters fought the blaze at the rear of the Delta Tau Data Systems building, where barrels were stored by Orly International Inc., officials said. The firefighters extinguished the flames in 36 minutes. The blaze did about $30,000 in damage to the portion of the building Orly leases, officials said. Dimitri S. Dimitri, owner of the building, speculated that Saturday's soaring temperatures might have caused the 55-gallon drums of chemicals to explode. But Mario Rueda, 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. deputy chief, said firefighters were continuing to investigate the cause. Smoke could be seen through much of the San Fernando Valley. ``I heard what sounded like three or four explosions, and about two minutes later there was all this black smoke just pouring into the sky,'' said Mary Ann Cozza, who lives nearby. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . officers also responded to the scene to assist with traffic and, if necessary, evacuations. But Rueda said Hazmat officials evaluated the runoff from the fire and the smoke and determined that residents were not in danger. ``The Fire Department did an outstanding job,'' Dimitri said. ``It was an incredible response. Other fires broke out in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, including a blaze that destroyed a woodworking business in Panorama City. Seventy-five firefighters doused the blaze in Unit L at 14547 W. Arminta St. at 1:26 a.m. It took the firefighters 26 minutes to put out the fire, and no one was injured. Later Saturday, it took 150 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. city firefighters about an hour to knock down a blaze that broke out at a medical clinic in a Winnetka strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. . The fire at 20177 W. Saticoy St., reported at 1:20 p.m., was knocked down at 2:22 p.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. . CAPTION(S): 2 photos, map Photo: (1 -- color) An L.A. City firefighter darts away from a Chatsworth building engulfed in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. as barrels of flammable liquid Generally, a flammable liquid means a liquid which may catch fire easily. In the USA, there is a precise definition of flammable liquid as one with a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit. start to explode. John Lazar/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) One of the 55-gallon barrels that exploded at the fire in Chatsworth rests in the interior of a motor home nearby. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Map: Fire |
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