{"id":308046,"date":"2026-05-09T19:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308046\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:22:08","slug":"explosive-garage-fire-in-jefferson-park-leaves-2-injured-arson-investigation-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308046\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosive garage fire in Jefferson Park leaves 2 injured; arson investigation underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; A massive cache of fireworks detonated inside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles<\/a> garage early Saturday morning, sending pyrotechnics into the sky and injuring two people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The incident triggered a hazardous materials investigation and a search for a potential arsonist.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/organization\/lafd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Los Angeles Fire Department<\/a> (LAFD) responded to the home located in the 2400 block of S. 9th Avenue in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/la-los-angeles-county\/jefferson-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jefferson Park<\/a> neighborhood around 5:35 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire and audible explosions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">At the scene, officers discovered a garage heavily involved in flames, with fireworks actively blasting into the air.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Two neighbors\u2014a man and woman\u2014sustained injuries to their arms and legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">LAFD paramedics treated both at the scene; the woman was released, while the man was transported to a local hospital for additional treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">As a precaution, neighboring homes were evacuated while LAFD Hazmat teams moved in to secure the site and investigate any remaining unexploded materials.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The identity and current location of a potential arson suspect are unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Authorities have not yet specified the total volume of fireworks stored in the garage or the official cause of the initial spark.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/organization\/lapd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Los Angeles Police Department <\/a>(LAPD) and arson investigators will continue to process the scene to determine if the fire was intentionally set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Once the Hazmat team declares the area fully clear of explosives, evacuated residents will be permitted to return to their homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on information from the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/la-los-angeles-county\/jefferson-park\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jefferson Park<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/los-angeles\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES &#8211; 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