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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - There are new questions about a building in downtown Los Angeles that burst into flames last weekend in a fire that injured a dozen firefighters. Investigative reporter David ...

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas announced Wednesday that the department will begin investigating the way some businesses store volatile material after vape oil wholesaler Smoke Tokes ...

Downtown Los Angeles was rocked by an enormous explosion over the weekend. A fire at smoking supply warehouse Smoke Tokes injured 12 firefighters, and damaged several storefronts. Officials said ...

Members of the L.A. Fire Department investigate the scene of a fiery explosion on Boyd Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles Fire Department will launch a ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department will launch a citywide review of the way certain businesses store volatile materials after an explosion seriously injured several firefighters in a downtown corridor ...

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Four firefighters injured in the powerful explosion that gutted a smoke-shop supply store in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday have been released from the hospital, officials said. That makes a total ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department will launch a citywide review of the way certain businesses store volatile materials after an explosion seriously injured several firefighters in a downtown corridor ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department will launch a citywide review of the way certain businesses store volatile materials after an explosion seriously injured several firefighters in a downtown corridor ...