Blaze damages fire station in Huntington Park

Photo via Janice Hahn/Instagram

HUNTINGTON PARK — A fire damaged a Los Angeles County Fire Department station in Huntington Park Wednesday, but no one was hurt.

The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. in Station 164, a two-story building in the 6000 block of Santa Fe Avenue, according to the county fire department, which provides firefighting services for the city of Huntington Park.

The flames were extinguished in about an hour and 20 minutes, the department reported.

"I just got to Fire Station 164 and am getting an update from Deputy Chief O'Brien," Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a post on X, accompanied by photos of Hahn touring the damaged facility. "This is one of the busiest in my district -- serving not only Huntington Park, but responding to calls across Southeast LA. ... The smell is acrid. Much of the station is completely destroyed. The ceiling lights have melted."

The cause of the fire was under investigation.