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Westlake abandoned house fire: One firefighter injured

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Firefighters responded to the single-story house fire located at 162 North Reno Street near Council Street at 6:10 a.m. Monday. KCAL News

One firefighter was injured at the scene of a fire in Westlake Monday morning.

Firefighters responded to the single-story house fire located at 162 North Reno Street near Council Street at 6:10 a.m. Monday.

It took 52 firefighters 40 minutes to extinguish the flames inside the vacant one-story structure, according to the L.A. Fire Dept.

One firefighter fell through the floor and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. No other injuries were reported.

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