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Moving truck dumps furniture on Skid Row
A moving truck was caught unloading tons of furniture onto the streets of Skid Row. Dozens surrounded around the truck to grab things like mattresses, a ping pong table, a refrigerator and more.
LOS ANGELES - Video going viral on Wednesday captured a moving company appearing to dump the entire contents of a truck onto the street in LA's Skid Row.
This happened just after midnight Wednesday morning near San Pedro and 6th Street.
The video shows dozens of people crowding around the back of the moving truck before the contents of the truck appear to be distributed among the homeless living in Skid Row. Among the items being distributed were couches, mattresses, a ping pong table, a BBQ grill and even a refrigerator.
Reports from the scene said that the driver of the truck stated that the owner of the furniture said to "donate" the contents of the truck. It was unclear why the furniture was dumped at Skid Row.
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Moving truck dumps furniture at LA's Skid Row
Video going viral on Wednesday captured a moving company appearing to dump the entire contents of a truck onto the street in LA's Skid Row.
FOX 11 has reached out to the moving company and the city of Los Angeles for comment and is waiting to hear back.
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LA's homeless population drops
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CNS contributed to this report.