Firefighters battled a large blaze at an auto salvage yard in Pacoima Sunday evening, with over 100 crews working to contain the fire that engulfed multiple vehicles.
** — Firefighters battled a large fire at an auto salvage yard in Pacoima on Sunday evening, with over 100 crews working to contain the blaze that engulfed multiple vehicles under a carport.
The fire was reported at 5:39 p.m. Sunday at 12275 W. Branford St., near San Fernando Road, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton. Other sources reported the fire in the 12400 block of W. Montague Street.
Thick, black smoke billowed from under tin carport roofs as vehicles completely caught fire in the salvage yard.
More than 100 firefighters took up defensive positions around the salvage yard, using heavy streams and ladder pipe operations to fight the blaze. Hazardous materials units monitored air quality and water runoff, with firefighters taking extra precautions in case electric vehicles had caught fire, according to LAFD officials.
The fire was extinguished at approximately 6:46 p.m., though one source reported the knockdown time at 6:50 p.m.
The flames were out at 6:46 p.m., with aerial footage showing crews fighting from extended ladders, according to Middleton.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was not immediately known. The investigation is ongoing.
The salvage yard is located near Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima.
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