Neighborhood Evacuated After Vehicle Carrying Propane Tanks Crashes into Cluttered Garage

A vehicle with propane tanks inside crashed into a cluttered garage in Long Beach this afternoon, prompting a bomb squad response and evacuations of surrounding homes, police said.

The crash was reported about 5:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of East 14th Street, said Long Beach police Sgt. Megan Zabel.

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The bomb squad response and evacuations were done as a precaution, she said.

The vehicle that crashed belonged at the residence where the garage was located, Zabel said.

It was unclear why the vehicle had propane tanks inside, she said.

City News Service

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