Crews battled a fire that engulfed a two-story church in South Park that injured multiple firefighters.
Firefighters ended the offensive battle and took up defensive positions outside the building after the interior structure collapsed, trapping multiple firefighters, he said. One firefighter was taken to a hospital by paramedics with moderate injuries while another injured firefighter was in fair condition and would seek follow-up treatment later.
"Firefighters were engaged in a very active fire fight, the ceiling came down and we have several firefighters who got trapped," said Assistant Chief Jaime Moore, of the LA Fire Department."One firefighter was at the entry way on the ground level when the ceiling came down on him and he was buried under a lot of burning debris."
The defensive fight was aimed at putting out the flames and protecting structures near the burning building.Video on the Citizen app showed flames lapping up through the roof of the church.
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