Los Angeles Explosion is under investigation but preliminary reports state it was a Butane honey oil explosion.
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Firefighters had responded to a structure fire at 327 East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District at around 6:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, when firefighters were inside looking for the source of fire when a “significant explosion" occurred.
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The building was owned by “Tokes”, a wholesale supplier of butane honey oil, also known as hash oil, a concentrated form of marijuana.
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Butane, a highly flammable solvent, is used in the process to extract the high-inducing chemical THC to produce hash oil, which is used in vape pens, edibles and other products.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has said the process is dangerous due to the "extremely volatile" nature of butane and has resulted in explosions.
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said one of the firefighters inside the building had thought that "things didn't seem right" as the smoke pressure and heat inside was increasing. He directed everyone to immediately get out and as they were exiting the building, it was rocked by the explosion.
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LAFD Medical Director Dr. Marc Eckstein, who works at the hospital, said four of the injured firefighters would be going to the burn intensive care unit and two of them were on ventilators. Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted all of the firefighters were being "treated for their injuries and in stable condition."
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We hope all have a speedy recovery!
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