Crime & Safety
Canoga Park Fire Injures 3, Damages Commercial Building
Three men are in the hospital with burns after a commercial building set fire in Canoga Park.
CANOGA PARK, CA — A fire burned through the roof of a commercial building housing a possible marijuana grow operation in the Canoga Park area Monday, leaving three men hospitalized with burns, authorities said.
Firefighters sent to the 8425 North Canoga Avenue about 12:20 p.m. extinguished the flames in an hour and 15 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
Three men described as "civilians" were burned, two critically and one seriously, the LAFD reported.
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A fire in Canoga Park. This video was shot by a neighboring business owner who says he heard an explosion and the saw fire and injured people running out of the building. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/CowoGSWH3r
— Cristy Fajardo (@fajardonews) October 18, 2021
Some possible explosions were reported from inside the single-story building as the flames raged and sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air, according to the LAFD.
About 150 firefighters were sent to the scene, transitioning into a defensive operation to prevent the flames from spreading to other buildings.
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Traffic was routed away from the location as a precaution, but no evacuations were ordered, the LAFD reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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