Crime & Safety
Firefighter Injured Battling Freeway Brush Fire
The 405 Freeway was shut down early Tuesday, and a firefighter had to be hospitalized battling a blaze along side the freeway: BREAKING.
LOS ANGELES, CA - A fire scorched some vegetation Tuesday near the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Van Nuys area and left a firefighter injured, authorities said.
Firefighters sent to the freeway near Saticoy Street about 4:40 a.m. extinguished the flames in about an hour and 15 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment of an injury that was not life-threatening, the LAFD reported.
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The freeway was closed for a time in both directions while firefighters worked to douse the flames. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
City News Service; File Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Fire Department
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