2 Hospitalized After Large Explosion At Valley Glen Home
Channel: Siri News
Date: 12/04/2021

VALLEY GLEN (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded Sunday evening to a Valley Glen home after a large explosion that neighbors said felt like an earthquake.
“I was just in my bedroom just organizing some stuff, and I felt a big explosion,” one man said. “I thought it was an earthquake in the beginning, but then I said it didn’t, like, rattle for so long.”
According to LAFD, the single-family home in the 12700 block of W. Archwood Street suffered severe damage after a large explosion, though there was no active fire. Fire crews said there was a smell of gas in the air upon arrival.
Two men were taken to a local hospital, a 59-year-old man with critical burn injuries and a 46-year-old man with non-life threatening injuries.
Another man sustained minor injuries, but declined to go to the hospital. A 65-year-old woman and three children were all uninjured.
A woman who lived in a neighboring home was evaluated for injuries, but was not taken to the hospital.
Firefighters said there was no fire hazard and the gas leak had been secured. LAFD said crews were remaining on the scene to investigate the cause of the explosion.
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