Police evacuated some Sun Valley residents Monday as firefighters tried to extinguish a fire in a garbage truck.
It started around noon near the 8440 block of N. Laurel Canyon Boulevard. When firefighters arrived, they found the natural gas-powered garbage truck engulfed in flames.
The fire threatened a nearby apartment building. As a precaution, Los Angeles police evacuated about 21 homes within a 300-foot safety perimeter.
Firefighters ordered all but two households to return to their homes as crews reduced the fire to a smoldering flames. They say no one was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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