LIEUTENANT VINCENT P. MULRAY of the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department, LIEUTENANT MICHAEL HENRY

LIEUTENANT VINCENT P. MULRAY of the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department, LIEUTENANT MICHAEL HENRY GABELMANN of the Saint Lucie (FL) Fire Department, PARAMEDIC/CAPTAIN TORI L. JENNINGS of the Littleton (CO) Fire Department, and CAPTAIN JOHN D. CAUFIELD of the Rochester (NY) Fire Department are the 1996 winners of Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation Scholarship Competition. The scholarship is named for James G. Yvorra, a deputy fire chief who died in the line of duty. n

Fireworks Likely to Blame for an Explosion at CA Home That Critically Injured One

One person was critically injured and a home partially collapsed after an explosion rocked a Pacoima neighborhood Thursday morning, officials said.

L.A.’s Historic Pacific Dining Car Under Demolition After Early-Morning Fire

Fire severely damaged Westlake's historic Pacific Dining Car restaurant Thursday morning, leading to demolition of much of the structure at the site later that afternoon.