By Don LeeLos Angeles TimesWHITTIER, Calif. — Five people were injured, two critically, in an explosion Saturday morning at a food truck in a popular dining and shopping area of Whittier, according to authorities. says that 68% of food truck fires are related to leaks or structural failures in propane tanks. As the food truck business has grown over the years, there have been periodic occurrences of propane-related accidents, the most notorious in the summer of 2014 when an explosion and ensuing fire of a food truck in Philadelphia claimed the lives of the truck owner and her daughter and injured 11 others. Food truck explosions and fires are rare in California, which has some of the strictest regulations governing the safety of mobile food operations, according to experts. Geller wasn’t aware of the Whittier food truck explosion.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2024 14:12 UTC