Pit Bull Bites Woman in Northridge

A woman was bitten by a dog today in Northridge and was taken to a hospital for treatment, authorities said.

Paramedics were sent to Etiwanda Avenue and Lemarsh Street at 11:24 a.m. on a report that a pit bull had bitten a woman on the arm, said Shawn Lenske of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The unidentified woman's condition was not immediately known.

Animal control officers were notified.

--City News Service