Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the firefighters are in stable condition and expected to recover
that the fire appears to have started at Smoke Tokes Warehouse Distributor, a supplier for businesses that make butane honey oil.
According to KTLA, the blast was reported around 6:30 p.m. local time. Several of the firefighters that arrived on the scene went in through the front of the building, while the rest went on the roof. When the firefighters tried to flee the building, the explosion rang out, LAFD Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas told the local outlet."Our firefighters came down the aerial ladder from the roof with their turnout coats on fire,” he said.The incident was upgraded to “a major emergency” shortly after the explosion, Terrazas said, and over 230 firefighters responded to the fire and battled the flames, authorities said.
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