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1 firefighter burned at missile-parts factory fire

The chemicals used in the factory contributed to the rapid fire growth and contaminated runoff water

Christina Pascucci
KTLA

CARSON, Calif. — A two-alarm fire broke out at a factory that manufactures missile parts early Saturday morning.

One firefighter suffered minor burns while helping to put the blaze out. Paramedics rushed the firefighter, along with an employee who had been inside the factory at the time, to a hospital.

Firefighters dispatched to Missile Grinding at 18314 South Broadway said they fire posed particular problems because of chemicals inside the factory.

Full story: Firefighter burned in Carson factory blaze

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