Firefighter Injured Battling Recycling Yard Fire In Sun Valley

SUN VALLEY, CA — A firefighter was recovering Sunday after suffering an injury while battling a fire at a recycling yard in Sun Valley, authorities said.

The fire was reported at 11:42 p.m. Saturday at 8250 N. Tujunga Ave., south of Penrose Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz.

It took firefighters one hour and 17 minutes to knock down the flames using large-diameter hose lines, she said.

The injured firefighter was taken to a hospital in fair condition. On Sunday, an LAFD public information officer told City News Service that the firefighter was doing well, but it was unknown if he had been released from the hospital. The nature of his injuries was not provided.

Fire companies remained at the scene overnight and used heavy machinery to move scrap piles and extinguish all hotspots, Lantz said. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power assisted with downed high voltage lines at the scene.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.