Scores of Los Angeles Firefighters engaged in a fierce firefight early Monday morning, as flames swept through a business at the south end of the L.A. Arts District. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 12:10 AM on September 9, 2019 to 1915 East 7th Street in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles, where firefighters arrived quickly to discover heavy fire through the roof of a 10,360 square-foot commercial warehouse.

186 firefighters under the command of Assistant Chief McKnight confined the flames to the single fire unit, protecting the neighboring businesses. Firefighters forced entry during an initial fire attack. As the fire quickly grew inside due to a heavy fire load, crews were ordered out of the building to continue the fight from the exterior. While firefighters continued to shower the building from the perimeter, the roof collapsed inward. Ultimately, the fire took 2 hours and 57 minutes to fully extinguish.

Three firefighters sustained injuries during the incident. All were transported to a local hospital, where they were later released and cleared to return to duty.  

Fire loss to Payman Fabric, Inc. is still being tabulated. The cause of the fire remains under active investigation. 

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