Electrocution 08/18/2022 INC#0950

Electrocution; INC#0950; 03:33PM; 3744 N Barham Bl; https://bit.ly/3AvLXL2; Hollywood Hills; LAFD responded to a reported "power off explosion" in a DWP underground vault. Upon arrival, there was no active fire hazard and the power was confirmed off. Five male patients were transported with a mixture of burn and smoke inhalation injuries. All patients were alert, conscious, talking and were in fair condition. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. DWP confirms there will be an outage in the area as repairs are underway. All further media questions / outage questions are referred to @LADWP The 9-1-1 call was received at 1:55PM. No further details.; FS 76; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; BC5 E76 E89 E97 EM14 EM5 RA26 RA27 RA68 RA76 RA88; CH7; 13; Margaret Stewart

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