Commercial Building Incinerated After Pickup Hits Power Pole

A traffic collision led to a sheared fire hydrant, downed power lines and a raging structure fire in Santa Fe Springs Monday afternoon. About 100 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. Two firefighters were injured during the incident, one with moderate injuries, Chief Michael Crook said. 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.