LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 11 people were injured Monday morning when a fire erupted in a large Los Angeles apartment complex, authorities said.
Five of the approximately 200 units in the four-story building were burned, the Fire Department said in a statement.
The fire in the Panorama City area of the San Fernando Valley was reported around 7:30 a.m. About 100 firefighters extinguished the flames in under an hour.
Fire Capt. Erik Scott said five of the injured were taken to hospitals, including one person in serious condition.