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Firefighter Injured In Granada Hills Blaze

GRANADA HILLS (CBS) — A firefighter suffered a knee injury Monday morning while battling a blaze that damaged a single-story commercial building in Granada Hills.

Firefighters sent to the 11000 block of Balboa Boulevard at 6:06 a.m. doused the flames in 13 minutes, Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

The injured firefighter was transported for hospital treatment in fair condition, Scott said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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