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Nearly a dozen firefighters were injured last summer when it’s believed hazardous materials stored inside a downtown building exploded, chemicals that were unknown to those responding. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, July 23, 2021.

The I-Team sits down with Captain Victor Aguirre and his family to talk about his terrifying experience and amazing recovery. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 22, 2021.

A year ago this week, Los Angeles Fire Captain Victor Aguirre was the last to leave the hospital after an explosive fire at a building in downtown LA injured him and nearly a dozen other firefighters.

A 63-year-old man who typically spent time in a tent adjacent to a single-family house in Westchester died in a fire in the tent, and an investigation was underway, authorities said Thursday.

A man was killed in a fire in the Westchester area of Los Angeles just before midnight. When firefighters got to the scene, they found heavy flames and heard reports that someone was trapped. Today in LA reports on July 22, 2021.

More than 100 firefighters knocked down a major emergency blaze at a vacant former supermarket in Sun Valley Thursday morning, authorities said.

Firefighters are working to put out a large fire at an empty commercial building in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles. Today in LA reports on July 22, 2021.

A man wearing only boxer shorts who scaled a four-story church in Boyle Heights Wednesday night and appeared to set a cross on fire was taken into custody.

Crews extinguished a structure fire in the Pacific Palisades. All occupants were outside when it partially collapsed, and no injuries were reported.

A man is in custody Thursday after a wild getaway attempt in Boyle Heights. He tried escaping officers by jumping from rooftop to rooftop after setting a cross atop a church on fire. Today in LA reports on July 8, 2021.

The body of a person was discovered inside a burned-out RV by LAFD firefighters early Thursday morning in South LA.

Firefighters discovered a dead person inside a burned out RV in the historic South Central neighborhood early Thursday morning. Today in LA reports on June 24, 2021.

LAFD firefighters found a litter of kittens under the floor boards of a home near MacArthur Park that had been boarded up following a fire.

Los Angeles fire investigators got a furry surprise when they returned to a previously burned home near MacArthur Park that been boarded up and discovered a litter of kittens.

Over 100 firefighters are battling an explosive fire in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning.

Firefighters in downtown LA are working to put out an explosive fire that started early Tuesday morning. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on June 8, 2021.

Fast-moving flames tore through a vacant commercial building early Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles.

Fast-moving flames tore through a vacant commercial building early Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles.

A speeding driver on a Reseda street died in a violent crash that left several vehicles mangled and sent two other people to hospitals.

A terrible crash involving several vehicles in Reseda left one person dead over the weekend.