SOUTH WHITTIER- A Tuesday morning fire at an automotive repair shop brought morning commuter traffic to a crawl when the westbound lanes of Imperial Hwy were closed at Leffingwell Rd.
The fire broke out at 8:10 a.m. at in a light industrial complex at C & J Engineering at 13195 Imperial Hwy.
The first unit on scene reported the fire was burning through the roof.
The blaze was knocked down at 8:24 a.m. by five Los Angeles County Fire units, as well as two units from the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department.
Traffic along Imperial Hwy was backed up nearly a mile as firefighters doused the fire. Leffingwell Road traffic was also affected.
The cause of the fire was under investigation at the time of this post.
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