[08-18-2022] Los Angeles County, CA- Five People Injured in Transformer Vault Explosion in Hollywood Hills

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, an underground transformer vault exploded in Hollywood Hills, injuring five people, on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

The explosion happened on Thursday, around 2 p.m., near the Universal Studios backlot, near Barham Boulevard and Forest Lawn Drive, according to the LADWP and NBCLA.

According to the LAFD, two people suffered minor injuries from the explosion, while three others suffered from smoke inhalation.

LADWP crews were looking into what caused the explosion.

BURNED INJURY STATISTICS

The national average in 2019 was 6.2 deaths and 25.6 injuries per 1,000 fires. California had 9,279 fire incidents as of December 3, 2020, with 4,197,628 total acres burned. There were 10,488 structures damaged or destroyed, as well as at least 31 deaths. The 4.2 million acres burned in 2020 are the most in a single year since CalFire began keeping records and are greater than the previous three years combined.

Local fire departments in the United States responded to an estimated 1.4 million fires in 2020. These fires claimed the lives of 3,500 civilians and injured 15,200 others. In 2020, a fire department responded to a fire in the United States every 23 seconds. Less progress has been made in preventing fire-related deaths and injuries.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER FOR VICTIMS OF FIRE ACCIDENT

Not only are burn injuries excruciatingly painful, but they also take a long time to heal and can leave both mental and physical scars. Burn victims frequently suffer long-term emotional consequences such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or nightmares about the incident. They may be concerned about further burn damage if they resume their normal activities.

Physical injuries, on the other hand, leave permanent scars that serve as a constant reminder to the victim of the traumatic event. If you or a loved one has recently been burned in an accident, contact Arash Law. Our Los Angeles County personal injury lawyers for victims of fire accidents would like to help you recover from such a serious injury. For a free consultation, please call (888) 488-1391 or visit our website.