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No jail for LA building owner over explosion that hurt 12

FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters work the scene of a structure fire that injured multiple firefighters, May 16, 2020. The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time. A court commissioner on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, granted Steve Sungho Lee's request to enter the two-year program. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters push gurneys at the scene of a structure fire that injured multiple firefighters, May 16, 2020. The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time. A court commissioner on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, granted Steve Sungho Lee's request to enter the two-year program. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
No jail for LA building owner over explosion that hurt 12