One Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and another injured Friday in an explosion that ripped through an Antelope Valley quarry as fire crews responded to a burning front loader, officials ...

Los Angeles County firefighter Andrew Pontious was killed while battling a fire at a quarry near Palmdale on Friday when there was some sort of explosion, according to the department. It happened ...

The body of Los Angeles County firefighter Andrew Pontious was carried from the county medical examiner's office to Forest Lawn-Covina Hills cemetery in a somber 20-mile procession Wednesday morning.

Los Angeles County firefighters salute a coroner’s van transporting Andrew Pontious who was killed when a portion of a burning front-loader exploded at a quarry Friday Littlerock CA, June 14, 2024.

LA county firefighters get the American flag ready for fallen firefighter Andrew Pontious on Wednesday, June 19,2024. The procession headed to Forest Lawn cemetery in Covina Hills. (Photo by Gene ...

Los Angeles County firefighters salute a coroner’s van transporting Andrew Pontious who was killed when a portion of a burning front-loader exploded at a quarry Friday Littlerock CA, June 14, 2024.