Man burned in Sylmar doughnut shop fire

A man was hospitalized in fair condition today with burns he suffered during a blaze in a Sylmar doughnut shop, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The fire in the strip-mall shop at 15681 W. Roxford St. was reported at 6:44 a.m., said department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
The 58 year-old-victim was treated at the scene and then taken to a local hospital. No other details on his condition were available.
Thirty-eight firefighters extinguished the flames in 24 minutes.
Arson investigators were called to the scene to probe the cause of the fire, Stewart said.

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