Explosion rattles Downtown LA apartment building, suspect calls ABC7 during standoff. Thursday, April 10, 2025. The man was on the phone with the Eyewitness News assignment desk for 30 minutes as ...

Los Angeles County firefighter Andrew Pontious was killed while battling a fire at a quarry near Palmdale on Friday when there was some sort of explosion, according to the department. It happened ...

Additionally, the LA County Sheriff's Department allowed the combustible material to accumulate throughout the facility, including on the floors, ledges, beams, equipment and machines.