A massive fire in an industrial area of Compton lit up the sky Friday morning, scorched wooden pallets and spread to a nearby bus yard, damaging several buses.
The fire was first reported about 4:45 a.m. near the intersection of Santa Fe and Banning avenues.
Giant plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around, including West Los Angeles.
Power outages were also reported in the area. Video from SkyFOX showed multiple transformers explode sometime around 6:15 a.m.
The cause of the fire was unknown. No injuries were immediately reported.
Firefighters from the Compton and Los Angeles County Fire departments were on scene.