Seven Los Angeles firefighters injured in explosion of burning truck's fuel tank

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Los Angeles firefighters rushed to hospital after huge truck explosion

Blast occurred in Wilmington neighborhood as spokesman says ‘the ball of flame was as high as the telephone poles’A burning truck’s fuel tank exploded on Thursday while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze, injuring nine of them, including two critically, authorities said.All nine were rushed to Harbor-UCLA medical center and were stabilized, said Dr Molly Dean, a trauma surgeon. One of the critical patients had to be intubat…