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Or it was. it happened right before 7 a.m. right out there on the west coast. and there s been some conversation about what caused this explosion. the associated press talking about a natural gas explosion. we re hearing there was something of a building collapse caused by a fire, so we re going to look for more information on that. 100 firefighters are currently on scene right now. they also have urban search and rescue on scene looking for potential victims. right now l.a. city fire is just telling us about two injured people so far, but as you can see, it s a mess down there. they re going to have to figure out if there s anyone underneath some of that rubble, and as you can imagine, quite a chaotic situation in south los angeles. we ll keep you posted but wanted to show you some of that new video and information that we had. in the meantime, coming up just ahead, arnold schwarzenegger sitting down with tom sullivan for an exclusive chat. the governator letting fox in on his plans a ....
Was going for secretary of health and human services. now we have charlie rangel. he had a big problem with failure to pay his taxes in the dominican republic. what you see is a pattern here, and when people see a pattern, they see fire. jon: all right, ron and debbie, have to say good-bye. thank you both. thank you. jon: and this weekend be sure to watch a fox news special report on the battle for control of washington. fox goes inside some key races to determine what s going to happen to the obama agenda. watch the fight to control congress. it s hosted by bret baier this sunday 3 and 9 p.m. eastern time. jenna: all right, jon, we have some brand new information on that explosion we ve been telling you about in south los angeles. you re seeing brand new video of this scene. let s just fill you in on what you re looking at here. eric scott, a spokesman for l.a. city fire, is telling fox news this, he s talking about an explosion. he said there was an explosion that caused people in ....
Jon: a fox news alert for you now, we are learning that explosion at a commercial building in south los angeles has turned deadly. new video is just coming in. the force of that ebgts khraougs explosion sending people flying into the street, wedging epl under parked cars. the captain of the l.a. fire department joins us now on the phone. we understand this was a natural gas explosion, captain? we are not absolutely sure. this particular structure is on a commercial street where welding operations took place. it was a building 100x100. i m one hundred feet from it gathered with search and rescue dreams watching them make searching. they are doing quick shoring so the structure will not collapse on them as they are looking for a third sreup. there could be inside this ....
You re looking at right here, and also, they re saying this fire is creating its own wind. this is not exactly a wind-driven fire, but as i said, jen yarks what they re waiting on right now is for the air attacks and hoping the air attacks are fruitful. jenna: bob dicastro from our affiliate station, kt tv, thank you. jon: fox news alert, we re getting word of another fire in the los angeles area, this one in south l.a. proper, 100 firefighters called to the scene of a building that has apparently exploded, and we are told three people inside, at least, were simply blown out into the street. it s a two-story building, a commercial structure. they say that it houses a welding operation, and apparently, some kind of combination of welding gases, perhaps natural gas, has exploded there, blowing the entire front off of the building. one hundred firefighters have responded. a number of people have been injured. but so far, no reports on how serious those injuries are. ....
Beverage sweetened with artificial sweetener is of some concern. but if you drink it in moderation, it s not going to be a big deal. jenna: okay, that s what we ll take, on moderation, doctor, thank you very much for joining us. clearing that up a bit. jon. jon: a little bit more information in this fox news alert about that building explosion in los angeles. conflicting reports on whether this was a fire or an explosion. but you can see, it is a mess that is resulting. we re told at least two people are injured. now, the a.p. is quote ago fire captain, steve ruda, as saying that this was a violent natural gas explosion, and that pretty much blew apart or at least blew the front off of a two-story building in south l.a. he says that the building housed a welding operation. three people, blown into the street, they were apparently wedged underneath parked cars when firefighters first got there. flames burned for about 25 minutes. one hundred firefighters ....