Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Councilmember Tim McOsker hosted a Community Barbecue on Saturday April 6, 2024 in Wilmington to honor, thank, and raise money for the firefighters at LAFD Stations 38 and 49. These two firehouses were the first on the scene on February 15 when a natural-gas-powered trailer caught fire and exploded, injuring 9 of these firefighters, 2 critically.
(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A community barbecue was held Saturday, April 6, in Wilmington by Los Angeles Councilmember Tim McOsker to honor, thank — and raise money for — the firefighters at Los Angeles City Fire Department Stations 38 and 49.
Ten firefighters responded to the 7 a.m. incident at 1120 N. Alameda St., Wilmington, and were injured as they were fighting a fire that then ignited and exploded. The truck ran on compressed natural gas and was equipped with two 100-pound tanks, one on either side.
Before that, the driver had noticed “abnormalities” with the truck. She got out of the vehicle and called 911. About six minutes after firefighters arrived, one tank exploded, injuring the firefighters. The explosion occurred at a point in the road where Alameda meets Henry Ford Avenue near a recycling facility.
Following the explosion, some 150 firefighters responded and triaged the injured firefighters who were later taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance. One of them was then airlifted to Los Angeles General Hospital.
Station 38 is at 124 E “I” St., Wilmington, and Station 40 is located at 330 Ferry St., San Pedro.
During a Feb. 15 news conference at the hospital following the accident, McOsker expressed gratitude for “the brave first responders” and said it was a “reminder of how dangerous this job is and how selfless and courageous these first responders are.”
