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Firefighters Battle Massive Santa Fe Springs Blaze Sparked by Crash

2017-03-14 10 Dailymotion

A traffic collision led to a sheared fire hydrant, downed power lines and a raging structure fire in Santa Fe Springs Monday afternoon. <br />Santa Fe Springs Fire Department firefighters were battling the blaze, which was sending up thick, black smoke that was visible from across much of the Los Angeles area. <br />A commercial building and a yard filled with shipping containers were burning. By 3:30 p.m., the building appeared destroyed, aerial video from Sky5 showed. <br />The Whittier Police Department said it was responding to the scene in the 13200 Los Nietos Road about 2:30 p.m., but the blaze appeared to be burning in the 12200 block, which is an industrial area. <br />The owner of a nearby business told that Multi-Link International Corp. -- a recycling company at 12235 Los Nietos Road -- is located in the building burning. <br />Police said the downed power lines, sheared hydrant and the fire were the result of a collision. A wooden pole holding power lines appeared to be broken off at its base and hanging in midair. <br />Whittier police Sgt. Dominic Iraldo said officers were called to the scene at 1:43 p.m. He had no additional details. <br />A Fire Department official said the chief was on scene and could not provide details about the fire.

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