Tag: Los Angeles Fire Department

Vehicle Crashes Into Los Angeles Fire Station in Shadow Hills

LOS ANGELES—Two people suffered minor injuries June 5 when their vehicle crashed into a fire station in the Shadow Hills area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred about 5:30 a.m. at Fire Station 77, 9224 Sunland Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Two civilians with minor injuries declined ambulance transport,” said Brian Humphrey…


Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car in Los Feliz Area

LOS ANGELES—A man was found dead May 18 inside one of three parked cars that caught fire in the Los Feliz area, also damaging an adjacent two-story residence. The fire was reported at 1:12 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of North Edgemont Street, with flames initially affecting three vehicles, according to Brian Humphrey of…


One Killed When Metrolink Train Strikes Car in Los Angeles

SUN VALLEY, Calif.—One person was killed May 16 when a Metrolink train struck a vehicle in the Sun Valley area. The crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. near Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Raymer Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Responding crews found the mangled vehicle on the scene, and one person was reported to…


Students Sickened at Arlington Heights Middle School; Investigation Underway

LOS ANGELES—Three students at Johnnie L. Cochran Middle School in Arlington Heights were sickened May 1 after possibly ingesting an unknown substance. Paramedics went to the campus in the 4000 block of Johnnie Cochran Vista about 11:35 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Officers were sent to the scene on a “possible…


Missing Airplane Found in Beverly Crest, Pilot Dead at the Scene

LOS ANGELES—The pilot and sole occupant of a small, single-engine airplane was found dead on a steep hillside above a home on the 3000 block of Beverly Glen Circle in Beverly Crest hours after the aircraft was reported missing April 29, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). No other deaths or injuries were…


3-Year-Old Twin Who Drowned in Los Angeles Swimming Pool ID’d

PORTER RANCH, Calif.—The coroner’s office April 23 released the name of a 3-year-old boy pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch with his twin brother and taken to a hospital, where he died and the other was listed in critical condition. He was Kai Bernabe, the coroner’s office said. The boys were…


4-Year-Old Twin Boys Found in Porter Ranch Swimming Pool; One Dies, One Critical

PORTER RANCH, Calif.—Two 4-year-old twin boys were pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch April 21 and taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other was listed in critical condition. Paramedics were sent to the 10000 block of Des Moines Avenue, just east of Tampa Avenue north of…


Over 120 Firefighters Extinguish Commercial Building Fire in Van Nuys

VAN NUYS, Calif.—Firefighters contained and extinguished a fire that spread to the roof of a two-story commercial building in Van Nuys April 12. Fire crews responded at 3:27 a.m. to 6740 N. Kester Ave. south of Vanowen Street where they found at least three units in the 15,500-square-foot building engulfed in flames, said Los Angeles…


Firefighters Awaken Sleeping Plumber in Crawl Space of Northridge Home

LOS ANGELES—A plumber entered a crawlspace of a Northridge home and fell asleep for about three hours March 25 until firefighters cut holes in the floor and woke him up. The worried homeowner contacted the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) after the 50-year-old man entered the crawl space under the 2,100-square-foot home and was not…


8 Students Treated for Possibly Eating Marijuana Gummies at Sun Valley School

SUN VALLEY, Calif.—Eight school-aged patients were treated March 15 for sudden illness at Sun Valley Magnet School after possibly ingesting marijuana edibles. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded around 1:20 p.m. to the school at 7330 N. Bakman Avenue and evaluated the patients, described as both boys and girls between the ages of 12 and…