Shocking footage shows firefighters desperately trying to escape from flaming inferno after explosion rips through LA hash oil vaping supplier leaving 11 firefighters injured and three in critical condition
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An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck across the street.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said 'one significant explosion' shook the neighborhood around 6:30pm.
Firefighters inside had to run through a wall of flames he estimated to be as much as 30 feet high and wide.
The dramatic scenes were all caught on cellphone video and saw those who were on the roof forced to scramble down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Capt. Scott said people at the scene described the explosion as sounding like a freight train or jet engine. The fleeing firefighters tore off their protective equipment that had burned through and helmets that melted, Scott said.
'The was one of the worst scene's I've seen,' he said.
Scott said the explosion shook the neighborhood and as first responders arrived they saw firefighters emerge from the building with burns and other injuries.
At least three of the 11 firefighters suffered critical injuries.
They were transported to County USC Medical Center, where they will remain overnight, to be treated for burn injuries and smoke inhalation.
Two firefighters were put on ventilators and four were sent to the intensive care unit for burns.
The LAFD were already responding to a blaze at a one-story commercial building on East Boyd St at Smoke Tokes, a hash oil supplier.
While they were on the scene attempting to put out the fire, there was nothing unusual whatsoever until suddenly a violent explosion occurred according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
The explosion occurred just as firefighters were entering the building and it resulted in a massive response by the LA Fire Department with 230 firefighters at one point at the scene.
Video showed large plumes of smoke billowing over the area and flames shooting up into the sky from one of the buildings.
The department issued a 'mayday' call and characterized the incident as a 'major emergency.' By about 7:15 p.m. the fire appeared largely under control.
The condition of those who were injured was not immediately known. News helicopters showed dozens of fire trucks at the scene.
Eleven firefighters injured and building ablaze after explosion in LA
Shocking footage shows the moment firefighters had to crawl down a ladder through a wall of flame as they desperately tried to escape a building following an explosion in downtown Los Angeles.
An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck across the street.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said 'one significant explosion' shook the neighborhood around 6:30pm.
Firefighters inside had to run through a wall of flames he estimated to be as much as 30 feet high and wide.
The dramatic scenes were all caught on cellphone video and saw those who were on the roof forced to scramble down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Capt. Scott said people at the scene described the explosion as sounding like a freight train or jet engine. The fleeing firefighters tore off their protective equipment that had burned through and helmets that melted, Scott said.
'The was one of the worst scene's I've seen,' he said.
Scott said the explosion shook the neighborhood and as first responders arrived they saw firefighters emerge from the building with burns and other injuries.
At least three of the 11 firefighters suffered critical injuries.
They were transported to County USC Medical Center, where they will remain overnight, to be treated for burn injuries and smoke inhalation.
Two firefighters were put on ventilators and four were sent to the intensive care unit for burns.
The LAFD were already responding to a blaze at a one-story commercial building on East Boyd St at Smoke Tokes, a hash oil supplier.
While they were on the scene attempting to put out the fire, there was nothing unusual whatsoever until suddenly a violent explosion occurred according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
The explosion occurred just as firefighters were entering the building and it resulted in a massive response by the LA Fire Department with 230 firefighters at one point at the scene.
Video showed large plumes of smoke billowing over the area and flames shooting up into the sky from one of the buildings.
The department issued a 'mayday' call and characterized the incident as a 'major emergency.' By about 7:15 p.m. the fire appeared largely under control.
The condition of those who were injured was not immediately known. News helicopters showed dozens of fire trucks at the scene.
