4 Injured In Explosion In Underground Electrical Vault

LONG BEACH, CA – Four people were injured Tuesday morning in an underground electrical vault explosion in Long Beach.

A preliminary investigation determined officers heard an explosion around 4:10 a.m. near Golden Shore and West Seaside Way, according to Lt. Tony Lopez of the Long Beach Police Department.

Lopez said it was determined that a crew from Southern California Edison was working in an underground vault at that location when the explosion occurred and Long Beach firefighters were called to the scene.

Firefighters rescued two men who were still in the vault and four people were transported to hospitals in unknown condition, but their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, he said.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation.

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