Massive Inferno at CA Warehouse Injures Three
By Gregory Yee
Source Los Angeles Times
A massive inferno at a Canoga Park warehouse that authorities suspect was a marijuana grow left three people severely burned on Monday.
It took 150 firefighters just over an hour to extinguish the fire, which consumed a 50-foot by 100-foot, one-story building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Three men, all of them civilians, were hospitalized with severe burns, firefighters said. Two were in critical condition and the third was in serious condition Monday afternoon.
A firefighter/paramedic crew returning from an unrelated emergency call noticed the fire and reported it at 12:18 p.m., according to the department.
Crews were making sure no one else was inside the building and are working with the building's owner and business operator to get a head count.
Firefighters were expected to stay at the scene through the afternoon to put out hotspots and help with the investigation, according to the department.
Crews were able to stop the fire from damaging nearby structures, but several vehicles were damaged, the department said.
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