Several firefighters were injured and multiple buildings were set ablaze after an explosion in downtown Los Angeles Saturday, the the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The blast was reported around 6:30 p.m. while firefighters were responding to a fire at a one-story structure at 327 E. Boyd St., according to LAFD.
LAFD estimated that 10 firefighters were hurt. Department spokesman Nicholas Prange told KTLA that the majority of the firefighters injured in the explosion were transported to a hospital, but no information was available on their conditions or the nature of their injuries.
The LAFD said firefighters had arrived to reports of a one-story commercial building with smoke showing. The building is just south of Little Tokyo in an older business district of storefront shops on the eastside of downtown, near the corner of Third and San Pedro streets. The area is known for its variety of smoke shops.
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