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    Los Angeles Crews Cool Compressed Gas Cylinders as Truck Burns

    Feb. 26, 2025
    Firefighters monitored four compressed natural gas cylinders as they were discharged during the fire in Sawtelle.

    Los Angeles firefighters had their work cut out for them Wednesday when a trash truck with compressed gas cylinders caught fire.

    From a distance, firefighters trained a stream to keep the compressed natural gas cylinders cool, KTLA reported.

    They evacuated nearby buildings as a precaution. Once the tanks were completely empty, firefighters proceeded to fully extinguish the flames in the body and cab of the truck.

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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