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Category: Los Angeles Fire Department

2 Injured When San Pedro Crane Collapses

Two people working to dismantle a long-disputed billboard at the main entryway into San Pedro were injured on July 18 when a crane toppled over. The accident was reported around 11:30 a.m. near Gaffey Street and the Harbor 110 Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A search-and-rescue team was initially dispatched to the…


2 Injured While Removing Billboard When Crane Collapses in San Pedro

Two people working to dismantle a long-disputed billboard at the main entryway into San Pedro were injured on July 18 when a crane toppled over. The accident was reported around 11:30 a.m. near Gaffey Street and the Harbor 110 Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A search-and-rescue team was initially dispatched to the…


Man Shot and Killed Near Los Angeles City Hall

LOS ANGELES—A 30-year-old man was shot and killed near Los Angeles City Hall before sunrise on July 14. Central Division officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 3:05 a.m. to First and Spring Streets regarding shots fired. Upon their arrival, the officers found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds,…


Man Fatally Shot Near Los Angeles City Hall

LOS ANGELES—A 30-year-old man was shot and killed near Los Angeles City Hall before sunrise on July 14. Central Division officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 3:05 a.m. to First and Spring Streets regarding shots fired. Upon their arrival, the officers found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds,…


Crosses Burned at Sylmar Church in Suspected Hate Crime

SYLMAR, Calif.—Three crosses outside a church in Sylmar were set ablaze July 6, prompting a hate crime investigation by police, fire, and federal officials. The Los Angeles Fire Department initially responded at 5 a.m. to a report of a rubbish fire outside the Sylmar Christian Fellowship Church at 13901 Polk St. But when crews arrived,…


Man Loses Part of Hand Lighting Fireworks in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A man in his 20s was rushed to a hospital after he suffered an injury south of Koreatown—reportedly losing part of a hand while lighting fireworks on July 4. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday to the 2600 block of South Catalina Street in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood, according to Nicholas Prange…


2 Dead, 4 Seriously Injured in Lake Balboa Crash

A collision involving an alleged wrong-way driver in Lake Balboa left a 60-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy dead and four other people injured, authorities said June 30. The collision was reported around 9:35 p.m. on June 29 on Woodley Avenue north of Burbank Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). According to…


Rubbish Fire Spreads to Buildings Near Skid Row, 150 Firefighters Dispatched

LOS ANGELES—A fire that began in a rubbish yard spread into commercial-residential buildings near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on June 22, sending thick smoke into the air and creating confusion as people gathered outside the burning buildings, and some ran inside. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded around 3:10 p.m. to the…


Construction Worker Dies After Wall Collapse on Him in Pacoima

PACOIMA, Calif.—An investigation was continuing June 8 into the collapse of a cinder block wall at a construction site in Pacoima that left one worker dead. Firefighters were sent to the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported. “Firefighters…


Construction Worker Dies After Wall Collapses on Him in Pacoima

PACOIMA, Calif.—An investigation was continuing June 8 into the collapse of a cinder block wall at a construction site in Pacoima that left one worker dead. Firefighters were sent to the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported. “Firefighters…