Nine injured in gas explosion at CAA office
A small explosion erupted Tuesday afternoon in the new headquarters of talent firm Creative Artists Agency, leaving nine people with minor injuries.
The incident, reported at 2:40 p.m., occurred while Southern California Gas Co. employees were working on a gas line in the first-floor kitchen of the CAA offices. The 12-story building, occupied by CAA in mid-January, is at 2000 Avenue of the Stars.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials said that the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment but that their injuries appeared to be minor burns, bumps and bruises. A spokesman for the Gas Co said three of the injured were employees of the utility.
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