2 injured after fire breaks out at apartment building in Canoga Park

CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two people were hospitalized after an apartment building erupted in flames in Canoga Park early Tuesday morning.

The fire started just after 2:30 a.m. on Bryant Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took dozens of firefighters nearly 30 minutes to extinguish the flames.

At least two units on both floors of the apartment complex were left severely damaged. Dramatic video captured by a neighbor showed large flames shooting out of the ground floor unit as others rushed in to help.

"People were getting the hose, trying to make sure everybody was out... the flame was coming out like crazy," said resident Levi Reyes. "But everybody helped... good neighbors there."

Two people were inside the first floor unit managed to escape by climbing out a window. Officials initially said two people jumped out of the burning building from the second floor, but later said that did not happen.

A total of eight people were medically assessed, according to the LAFD. Two were transported, but details on their condition were not available.

Arson investigators responded to the scene, but the cause of the fire is unknown.