A car slammed into a home in Covina early Monday, injuring the driver and sparking a house fire, authorities said.
A car crash into home in Covina on July 31, 2017, sparking a fire and injuring the driver. (Credit: KTLA)
Firefighters responded around 3 a.m. to a report of a car into a home in the 1300 block of Puente Street, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervisor Ed Pickett.
The vehicle caught fire after the crash, and the flames spread to the home, Pickett said.
It took 25 to 30 firefighters about 40 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
The driver was injured in the crash and transported to a local trauma center in unknown condition, according to the supervisor.
Two men were sleeping in the house when the crash took place, but both were unharmed, he said.
However, the home sustained significant damage from the crash and fire and has been declared uninhabitable; the Red Cross will be helping out the displaced resident, according to Pickett.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, and no additional details were immediately available.
KTLA’s Jennifer Gould and Alexandria Hernandez contributed to this story.
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