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PHOTOS: A large fire tore through the repair facility at a California Ford dealership early Thursday morning, burning up to 20 vehicles before firefighters stopped the flames from spreading, authorities said.

The fire was reported around 4:20 a.m. Thursday at the AutoNation Ford dealership on Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

When firefighters arrived, they found a roughly 30-by-200-foot repair building fully engulfed in flames, with 15 to 20 vehicles burning inside and around the structure.

Because flames had already burned through the roof, crews immediately switched to a defensive attack, battling the blaze from outside the building rather than sending firefighters inside.

“It was fully involved where we couldn’t make access to the building,” L.A. County Fire Battalion Chief Josh Tibbett said. “There were no firefighter injuries or civilian injuries.”

KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

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A humorous video posted by the Honolulu Fire Department highlighting common hiking mistakes is going viral.

The video, posted at 5 a.m. Wednesday, racked up more than 1.6 million views and 93,000 likes on Instagram within 24 hours.

Set to Meghan Trainor’s hit song “No,” the reel shows the common missteps that lead to rescues on Oahu’s most popular trails.

While the video is funny, firefighters say the message is serious; Hiking with no water, a low cell phone battery, or while wearing slippers is dangerous. The busiest trail for rescues, Koko Head Stairs, is used as the setting for the video.

HFD advises hikers to stay on marked trails, know your limits, and to tell someone where you’re going.

Hawaii News Now

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