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Electrical vault explosion in Yorba Linda injures 2 firefighters

Sunday, April 22, 2012
KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California.

KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California. (KABC Photo)

An electrical vault exploded in Yorba Linda on Sunday evening, injuring two firefighters.

It's unclear how the firefighters were hurt. Their conditions were not immediately known. They were being transported to a hospital.

Officials with the Orange County Fire Authority said the explosion happened in the area of Fairmont and Yorba Linda boulevards. The cause was not known.

According to Southern California Edison, 3,385 of the utility's customers were affected. Power was restored for all those customers by 10:45 p.m.

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