About 10 firefighters may have been injured Saturday evening when a fire inside a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles led to an explosion and flames spread to multiple buildings, authorities said.
The fire was reported at 6:26 p.m. at 327 East Boyd St., according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
Shortly after, firefighters arrived and began an offensive battle, an explosion was reported and multiple buildings became involved, leading them to go into a defensive fight outside the buildings, Prange said.
About 10 firefighters were reportedly injured and were in unknown condition, he said.
Multiple ambulances and fire companies were called, and a medical treatment area was established at the scene with 12 empty gurneys were positioned just east of the fire.
Over 230 firefighters were responding, including those involved in treating and transporting injured firefighters.
Flames and billowing smoke could still be seen on the rooftops of the original narrow building and adjacent buildings after 7:30 p.m. The first building that caught fire was nestled, wall-to-wall with taller buildings.