Watch: Massive fire visible across Los Angeles burns commercial yard, buses
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COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned stacks of pallets in a commercial yard and buses parked in a neighboring lot early Friday.
The inferno erupted in the Compton area before dawn and created a massive column of smoke that rose high into the sky and spread widely across the metropolitan area.
One firefighter had a minor ankle injury but there were no civilian injuries, said Compton Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim McCombs.
The fire also involved a mattress business but it didn’t appear that mattresses burned, he said.
A firefighter battles a fire at at commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Firefighters from the Downey Fire Department battle a fire at at commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
In this view from Los Angeles, smoke rises in the distance from a fire at at commercial yard in Compton, Calif., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in an commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard. (AP Photo/John Antczak)
Firefighters from the Downey Fire Department battle a fire at at commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in an commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.(AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio)
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McCombs said the fire may have begun in an alley. The cause was under investigation but it did not appear to be suspicious, he said.
The fire was reported around 4:45 a.m. and more than 100 firefighters and 26 fire engines from multiple agencies responded.
About three hours later the fire was contained but was not extinguished, McCombs said.
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