At least three injured in explosion and fire in industrial area of downtown Los Angeles
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At least three people were injured Saturday following an explosion and fire in an industrial area of downtown, fire officials said.
The explosion occurred in a building in the 700 block of South Kohler Street around noon, sending a plume of black smoke several hundred feet in the air, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The building was described as 50-feet-by-100-feet.
The condition of those injured was not immediately available.
More than 130 firefighters responded to the scene.
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