Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 4:09 p.m. - The gas company has shut off the gas leak. The neighborhood will soon be repopulated, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. LA VERNE - A tree fell and damaged a natural gas line in the county portion of the La Verne foothills Sunday afternoon. Five homes are affected by the severed gas line: residents in two homes will shelter in place and two have been evacuated. A bed-ridden resident has been assisted out by firefighters and an ambulance, according to a battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the 4500 block of Lower Live Oak Canyon Road for an odor investigation at 1:42 p.m. July 28. Deputies are on scene assisting with a perimeter, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
A perimeter has been set up around the affected home and deputies have blocked traffic into the area, according to fire department radio traffic. The gas company and SoCal Edison are on scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Only the pilot was on board when a fixed-wing plane crashed and ignited near the runway at Brackett Field Airport Monday.
This is the second deadly crash to occur near the airport in as many days. The pilot died at the scene, according to Sgt. Justin Newman of the La Verne Police Department. A Beech Bonanza aircraft may have clipped a tree, according to Elizabeth Cory of the Federal Aviation Administration. Los Angeles County Firefighters were called to provide assistance to La Verne firefighters at 11:54 a.m., four minutes after La Verne Police received call of the crash. Aerial footage from KTLA 5 showed a blue tarp draped over the cockpit of the plane. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - At least two people were aboard an unspecified aircraft after it crashed near Brackett Field Airport Sunday evening.
It is unclear what extent of injuries were sustained, but a Los Angeles County Fire battalion chief reported one possible death at the scene, according to Los Angeles County Fire radio traffic. The crash was dispatched around 5:47 p.m. at 1600 Puddingstone Dr. at 5:47 p.m. Los Angeles County Firefighters were called to assist La Verne Firefighters, according to Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It was unclear if the plane crashed while in flight, or if the plane was taxying on a runway or even at the airport at all. A representative from Brackett Field was unavailable to provide details. A La Verne Police supervisor was not available to answer calls for information. Contact with a La Verne Fire Department dispatcher or representative was unsuccessful. |
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