Eight firefighters remained hospitalized Sunday after being injured in an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles
that sent crews running for their lives when a ball of flames shot out of the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
“Things could have been so much worse,” said Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Director Dr. Marc Eckstein, who works at the hospital and helped treat the injured. Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said one of the firefighters inside the building thought things didn’t seem right — the pressure from the smoke and heat coming from the rear of the building were increasing. He directed everyone to get out, and they quickly started exiting the building as it was rocked by the explosion.
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