KTLA — The man injured in a violent house explosion on Monday is fighting for his life in the intensive care unit, his family tells KTLA.
Manny Fabrigas had finished a father-daughter cycling event on Sunday, and since he was incredibly sore from the excursion, he decided to take Monday off from work and rest at his home, located in the 2800 block of Gale Avenue in Long Beach.
“What should have been a quiet day of recovery turned into a nightmare when a sudden explosion shook our home,” a GoFundMe set up to help Manny’s family in the wake of the explosion stated. “The cause is still under investigation, but the consequences were immediate and devastating.”
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Manny’s wife Shiela spoke to KTLA 5’s Lauren Lyster on Tuesday morning and said that her husband was doing chores around the house when the explosion happened.
“[Manny] didn’t wash the sheets, so he threw them in the dryer, and when he walked out of the small washer room and entered the kitchen, that’s when something blew up,” she said. “All he remembers is being thrown into the pantry door.”