Commercial building fire erupts in Huntington Park
HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- Los Angeles County firefighters put out a major commercial building fire visible for miles in the 5600 block of Soto Street in Huntington Park Monday.
The one-story building fire started inside an electronics warehouse around 9:15 a.m. near Soto Street and Slauson Avenue, and major flames were contained around about two hours later.
A lot of plastic and video game material was in the area where the fire erupted, according to officials. No one was working inside the structure at the time.
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Authorities said about 80 firefighters, including some from the Vernon Fire Department and L.A. City Fire, were battling the stubborn structure blaze, which was bumped to a second-alarm fire 45 minutes into the firefight.
People in surrounding areas were evacuated safely before a part of the building collapsed.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Arson officials were investigating the cause.
