3 people splashed with chemical, burned in Panorama City

Authorities investigate three people being burned when someone threw a mysterious substance on them.

Two women and a man were being treated for burns Thursday night after they were splashed with an unknown chemical while walking on a street in Panorama City, officials said.


Click here to see a profile on the neighborhoodThe victims were in the 13600 block of Cantara Street about 9 p.m. when the incident occurred, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.



The three were taken to a hospital and were listed in stable condition, the Fire Department said.

Their names and ages were not released.

Los Angeles Police Department officers were at the scene investigating. No additional details were available.

— Robert J. Lopez

Photo: KTLA

Map: Neighborhood where the incident occurred. Credit: Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A.