A fire that started outside a duplex in San Fernando spread into the structure and an outside shed Thursday and threatened other buildings before it was put out.

The fire was reported at 10:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Fifth Street, according to Lyndsey Lantz of the Los Angeles Fire Department, which serves San Fernando.

“Firefighters coordinated roof and interior operations on the duplex (and) extinguished the fire and protected exposure,” Lantz said.

It took crews 32 minutes to knock down the blaze and render safe some propane tanks that had been emitting gas, she said.

The fire prompted the closure of the 600 block of Maclay Avenue, according to the city.

Crews remained on scene mopping up Thursday afternoon, Lantz said.

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