1 Injured When Fire Damages SF Valley Sober Living Facility

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY -- A fire damaged a residence in Arleta described by authorities as a sober-living facility, where a man was seriously injured.

Firefighters were sent to the 14200 block of West Judd Street, south of the Ronald Reagan (118) and east of the Golden State (5) freeways about 8:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Arriving firefighters found the second story of the two-story building well-involved in flames. The fire spread into the attic, which had been converted for living quarters, the LAFD reported.

The fire was extinguished in about 40 minutes, the LAFD reported.

All 11 occupants of the building were accounted for, and one of them, a 41-year-old man, was taken to a hospital in serious condition for treatment of ``burn/respiratory injuries,'' the LAFD reported.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

-- City News Service