1 dead after vegetation fire erupts near gas station in Granada Hills

  • Source: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
  • Published: 06/21/2017 02:02 AM

One person was killed in a vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday morning near a gas station in Granada Hills, authorities said. The deceased person was identified only as a female. Her body was found near a wall separating a homeless encampment from a building at the gas station. The dramatic blaze erupted about 10:30 a.m. in the 17000 block of Rinaldi Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Twenty-six firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the flames in 11 minutes. Arson investigators launched an investigation after being summoned to the location.



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