A pile of several hundred propane tanks was engulfed in flames and smoke Friday at a business in Lancaster.

The fire started with a propane truck about 2:30 p.m. Friday at a business in the 42500 block of North Eighth Street East.

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Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Fred Fielding told City News Service. "Several hundred" were now either on fire or nearby, he said.

Firefighters opted to battle the blaze defensively, training water on the fire from all directions and working to protect nearby structures while the fire burns itself out, Fielding said.

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