A fierce fire broke out at a pallet yard in Los Angeles early Friday.
Twenty-two units responded to the blaze at P&R Pallets on the 1600 block of East 48th Place, which was reported at 3:19 a.m, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said. The pallets were stacked 20 feet high, and flames could be seen shooting into the sky from several blocks away.
Firefighters battled to keep the blaze from spreading to surrounding buildings, including a facility that sells poultry. No live chickens were in the warehouse.
A knockdown was finally called at 4:26 a.m, and no injuries were reported. Burnt pallets were still smoking and smouldering hours later.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the monetary damages are yet to be determined. A caretaker who works at the yard, who regularly lights a fire to keep warm, raised the alarm after being alerted by barking dogs. it is not yet clear if his fire spread accidentally, or if it was started by something else.
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