Firefighters Operate at Structure Fire in Sylmar Area of L.A.

Photos and information courtesy of Rick McClure

Fire photographer Rick McClure shared some images of City of Los Angeles (CA) firefighters operating at the scene of a recent structure fire in the Sylmar neighborhood.

Firefighters needed 25 minutes to extinguish the fire in a one-story converted outbuilding in the rear of a property.

Crews responded to 15131 Paddock St., near Telfair Avenue, at 10:14
p.m. and located the structure fully involved with fire. Brian Humphrey of
the Los Angeles Fire Department indicated that all persons who
were inside the building had safely evacuated.

A total of 38 firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading
to nearby hay, vegetation, and a second structure, and no injuries were reported, according to reports.

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