CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities were investigating on Monday after eight people were injured in an explosion that destroyed one house and damaged two others in a Southern California neighborhood.
Emergency crews responded around 3:45 p.m. Sunday following the blast in suburban Chino Hills, a city of 78,000 residents about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles.
“Firefighters found major damage to the reported house and minor damage to surrounding homes,” the Chino Valley Fire District said in a statement. Photos and video from the scene showed one house reduced to a pile of rubble.
Four people from the destroyed home were transported to a hospital, and four others brought themselves, the fire district said. Their conditions were not immediately known, but the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said it appeared none were life-threatening.
Witnesses told KABC-TV that they saw people running from the explosion, including children crying for help.
Fire officials did not say what caused the blast, but said a gas leak had been stopped by late Sunday. Sixteen surrounding homes were briefly evacuated.
The Southern California Gas Company was working “to assess any damage to natural gas infrastructure and make related conditions safe to ensure the safety of the neighborhood and first responders,” utility spokesperson Aaron Ortiz said in a statement.
This photo released by the Chino Valley Fire District shows a home after a massive explosion on Nov. 16, 2025, in Chino Hills, California. (Chino Valley Fire District via AP)
This image taken from video provided by KABC shows damaged homes and vehicles as firefighters work on the scene in Chino Hills, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (KABC via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Monday night.
Toews got free in the slot and converted Nathan MacKinnon’s pass with 4:55 remaining to help the Avalanche (40-10-9) become the first NHL team with 40 wins this season.
MacKinnon also scored his league-leading 41st goal, and Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves for Colorado, which has won five of seven.
Brandt Clarke had a power-play goal, Angus Booth scored in his NHL debut, and Anton Forsberg made 35 saves for the Kings, who were playing their first game since firing coach Jim Hiller on Sunday and replacing him on an interim basis with D.J. Smith.
Los Angeles was also missing seven key players because of injury or illness, including medalists from the Olympic hockey tournament at the Milan Cortina Games in defenseman Drew Doughty, forward Joel Armia and goalie Darcy Kuemper. Those absences led to the Kings giving three players their NHL debuts in Booth, center Kenny Connors and winger Jared Wright.
The Avalanche capitalized early, scoring twice in the opening 10:13 on one-timers from MacKinnon and Landeskog, before Los Angeles responded with a power-play goal from Clarke late in the first period.
An early whistle wiped out Necas putting in a rebound early in the second, and Booth got to the top of the crease to tip in Brian Dumoulin’s centering pass to tie it 2-all at 8:32.
Avalanche: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
Kings: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius, top, and Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 2, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Angus Booth, right, celebrates with left wing Artemi Panarin after scoring his first career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Monday, March 2, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon celebrates with the bench after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Monday, March. 2, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, left, celebrate with defenseman Cale Makar, defenseman Brent Burns, and center Nathan MacKinnon after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Monday, March, 2, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
