THREE HURT, SHOPS CLOSED WHEN TRUCK CATCHES FIRE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer Three people were injured and close to a dozen businesses closed Friday afternoon, when a truck carrying pool chemicals burst into flames, authorities said. Sheriff's officials said the flatbed truck A flatbed truck is a type of truck which can be either articulated or rigid. It has an entirely flat, level body with absolutely no sides or roof. This allows for quick and easy loading of goods, and consequently they are used to transport heavy loads that are not delicate or parked at the Quartz Hill Village Professional Center near 50th Street West and Avenue L-8 ignited spontaneously just before 2 p.m., injuring the male driver and two women at the center. The three unidentified victims were decontaminated at the scene, then transported by ground ambulance to local hospitals. The women suffered from difficulty breathing. The man suffered from 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. . ``He tried to fight the fire with a fire extinguisher fire extinguisher: see fire fighting. ,'' said 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. County Fire Battalion Chief Steven Lindsey. After evacuating about a dozen businesses and cordoning off about two blocks near the center, the county's Hazardous Materials Unit worked to stabilize the liquid chemicals. ``They are going to suit up and make sure that there is no runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. ,'' Lindsey said. ``Then they will work to clear the area.'' |
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