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Explosion In A Down Town Apartment Complex
By Jackawa Jackson | December 27, 2008
This afternoon, an explosion rocked an apartment complex located at 550 Orange Ave. Long Beach Fire Department units responded to this address and found a first floor unit that had sustained damage consistent with a blast. Windows had been blown out and the dry wall of the apartment had been damaged. A slow leak in the unit’s forced air furnace had caused gas to accumulate until it found an ignition source. The adult male resident was asleep at the time of the explosion. A small fire had been extinguished prior to fire department arrival. The resident was un-injured and there were no other injuries reported. 19 firefighters and 1 arson investigator responded to this incident.
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