BREAKINGNEWS: A fire at a Long Beach apartment set off fireworks, burning 3 firefighters. A fourth complained of hearing damage from the explosion.
Long Beach Fire Department Capt. Jake Heflin said that while firefighters battled the blaze in apartments on the second and third floor, a strong explosion blew out part of the second-floor apartment's windows and scorched the apartment above it. Several smaller explosions followed.
Three firefighters have been hospitalized with minor burns, while a fourth complained of hearing damage from the blasts, Heflin said. Two people were displaced from the third-floor apartment. The fireworks were stored in a vacant second-floor apartment, according to Heflin.
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