Overview
- A Los Angeles Fire Department engine lost control, struck parked cars and rolled into an H&R Block office in Sunland while responding to a structure-fire call Tuesday evening.
- Two firefighters who were aboard the overturned engine were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and have since been released, and no civilians were hurt.
- New Tesla intersection footage shows a ladder truck passing, a white SUV moving to close a gap, and the following engine veering, striking a parked vehicle before overturning.
- The crash damaged multiple parked cars, left the H&R Block building yellow-tagged as unsafe, forced nearby businesses to evacuate or close early, and required hours of street cleanup.
- The LAPD is actively investigating the cause and officials say the probe could lead to reviews of emergency driving practices and dispatch decisions that sent a more distant station’s truck to the call.