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Council honors firefighters and police for coordinated response to Pacoima home explosion
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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez recognized LA Fire and LAPD teams for a multi-agency response that rescued a seriously injured resident and animals, evacuated about 60 homes and safely disposed of explosive materials following a March Pacoima house explosion.
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez on Wednesday recognized Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department personnel for their coordinated response to an explosion at a Pacoima home in March that involved homemade pyrotechnics and created a volatile neighborhood hazard.
"What they did was nothing short of extraordinary," Rodriguez said, recounting the March 20 incident in which a man suffered critical burns and firefighters discovered large quantities of fireworks material inside the house.…
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