First responders rushed to the scene on Ventura Boulevard and Yolanda Avenue. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.
Eight people, including a driver, were injured after a car rammed into a strip mall in Tarzana Thursday afternoon, Los Angeles fire officials said.
After the car crashed into the first floor of the two-story mall on Ventura Boulevard and Yolanda Avenue, the coffee shop sustained most damage, according to officials.
Seven of the injured were either in a car or in the parking lot of the mall when the crash happened. They decided not to be taken to a hospital for their non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
The driver was also injured in the incident but declined to be transported to a hospital.
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Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue team will evaluate the building for any safety concerns.
