After several hours, nearly 100 firefighters put out a commercial building fire in Glendale on Sunday.
The fire was reported at about 11:25 a.m. at the structure located near Salem Street and San Fernando Road, according to a Glendale Police Department watch commander.
An employee at Milla Party Rentals noticed the fire as he was picking up an order and heard something electrical pop and crackle.
"I was ready to pick up the order and then I heard like something sound like electric, electrified and I come to check back and is the chairs get on fire," said Kevin Martinez, an employee at Milla Party Rentals.
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The fire quickly spread to the costume supply business next door.
A fire captain was transported to the hospital for possible heat exhaustion but is ok, according to the authorities.
The Glendale Fire Chief said they attempted to put out the fire out from inside the building, but once it went through the roof, they had to retreat. Firefighters from four different stations were called in for backup.
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The fire was located in an industrial area just east of the Los Angeles River. The fire sent a large plume of smoke into the air visible in the Glendale and Burbank areas.
"The humidity is high because of the water around you, it just saps your energy. And so what ends up happening is we get about 15 minutes on a bottle, so you breathe the air out of your bottle and that's time for you to go take a break," said Glendale Fire Chief Greg Fish, "We rotate another crew in and that's why it went to such a massive amount of people on seeing a fourth alarm."
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
