LAX gets new fire-rescue station

With the turn of a gold-plated shovel, city officials broke ground Thursday on a new $13.5 million fire and aircraft rescue station at Los Angeles International Airport. Art Marroquin in the Daily News.

The 27,500-square-foot Los Angeles Fire Station No. 80 will sit between the north and south airfields at LAX, nearly double the size of the outdated airfield facility that it's replacing, officials said.

Fourteen firefighters will be assigned to each 24-hour shift when the new station opens next fall.