A Port of Los Angeles police officer was hospitalized Friday after inhaling fumes that apparently leaked from a cargo container in the harbor area, authorities said.
Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, said the officer was reported to be in fair to serious condition at the hospital.
About 30 firefighters, including hazardous materials teams from the Long Beach and Los Angeles fire departments, were at the scene, trying to determine the nature of the fumes and to make sure any leak was stopped.