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11 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area building

By Washington Examiner
Published April 29, 2014 11:03pm ET
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11 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area building
Workers from a chrome finishing company sit outside talking after an explosion in La Habra, Calif., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Authorities say eight people have been hurt, three critically, in an explosion and fire at a commercial building in south Los Angeles County. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) | Bruce Chambers

LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) — An explosion and fire possibly caused by a dust buildup at a Southern California metal-polishing shop injured 11 people Tuesday, including two men who were critically burned, fire officials said.

The blast occurred in an overhead duct system shortly before 10 a.m. in an industrial area of La Habra, a Los Angeles suburb. It took more than 50 firefighters about 40 minutes to douse the resulting fire.

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