1 injured in San Fernando auto body shop fire

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
1 injured in San Fernando auto body shop fire
One person suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a San Fernando auto body shop early Tuesday morning.

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (KABC) -- One person suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a San Fernando auto body shop early Tuesday morning.

The blaze broke out around 3:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of West 1st Street. Authorities said when crews arrived, a single-story body shop was engulfed in flames.

Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze within 18 minutes. A person who was inside at the time the fire started suffered minor injuries and was treated and released at the scene.

The cause of the blaze was unknown and an investigation was ongoing.