LAFD Firefighters Sue Over Truck Explosion That Injured 9

Published on June 22, 2024

LOS ANGELES—Seven Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters who were injured when a natural-gas-powered truck exploded in Wilmington are suing the manufacturer, designer, distributer, owner, and driver of the vehicle, alleging negligence. The explosion occurred around 7 a.m. Feb. 15 near Alameda Street and Henry Ford Avenue. Nine firefighters who had responded to a report of a vehicle fire were injured in the blast, two of them critically. All ultimately survived. “It is unacceptably dangerous that a truck running on compressed natural gas can fail like this, exploding in the middle of a city street like a bomb as opposed to releasing pressure safely,” plaintiffs’ attorney Matthew McNicholas said in a statement. “This would not have occurred had the product not had hidden defects preventing the safe release of pressure.”...

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