Oncoming train injures Los Angeles County firefighter battling trackside blaze

A Los Angeles County firefighter was hospitalized after being injured by an oncoming train on Sunday night.

According to fire officials, the crew member was helping battle the flames that engulfed a storage unit near the train tracks in Pico Rivera when he was injured.

L.A. County Fire said it happened during the response to a 10:13 p.m. call for a commercial fire near Cord Avenue and Rivera Road. Unconfirmed reports say a pile of railroad ties caught fire…

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