"Explosion Injures 9 Los Angeles Firefighters in Burning Truck Incident"

Nine Los Angeles firefighters were injured, two critically, in an explosion while responding to a burning truck with pressurized cylinders in the Wilmington area. The truck, propelled with compressed natural gas, had two 100-gallon tanks that exploded, leaving debris scattered in the street. The blast occurred 13 minutes after the fire was reported, and the truck was completely destroyed. The injured firefighters were dispatched to the incident, and the status of the truck driver remains unknown.