WHITTIER — A large fire gutted a Santa Fe Springs cabinet shop Sunday, authorities said, however firefighters doused the blaze before it spread to surrounding businesses, authorities said.
The fire was first reported about 12:30 p.m. at a cabinet shop in the 11800 block of Slauson Avenue, Sante Fe Springs Fire Rescue Division Chief Chris Cristo said.
Cristo said he called for extra engines as he approached the large blaze.
“I could see smoke from two miles south,” he said.
About 40 fire personnel extinguished the fire in about 30 minutes and prevented it from spreading to nearby businesses, the division chief said.
One man suffered minor burns in the fire, though he did not require hospitalization, he added.
The cabinet shop and its contents appeared to be a total loss, Cristo said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.