November 21, 2009
Catalytic converter may have caused SoCal fire
Los Angeles County firefighters on Tuesday dowse flames on the hillsides at the end of Lisa Court in Diamond Bar, Calif. (AP Photo/ Leo Jarzomb, San Gabriel Valley Tribune) By Associated Press
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County fire officials say a malfunctioning catalytic converter on a vehicle is believed to have caused brush fires that threatened homes in the city of Diamond Bar.
Inspector Frederic Stowers says a malfunctioning catalytic converter can spit out hot metal shavings which would account for the multiple ignition points of the blaze late Tuesday morning. Stowers says the 50-acre blaze is 60 percent contained but there's very little fire activity and firefighters are in the mop-up process. Four civilians suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation and a firefighter suffered heat stress. No structural damage has been confirmed. The 1,600 students at Diamond Ranch High School were safely sheltered in a gym as the fire swept by. They are now being dismissed. |
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