Structure Fire 01/06/2017

Structure Fire; 02:35PM; 14129 W Hatteras St; https://goo.gl/maps/3VD995juh882; Van Nuys; DELAYED ALERT: 42 firefighters took only 12 minutes to fully extinguish a fire in the living room of a 1 story, single family dwelling. There were no injuries. The cause is "Electrical" malfunction which sparked the Christmas Tree, causing extensive damage to the living room and smoke damage throughout the home. Reports indicate a bystander (NFD) used a garden hose through the front window prior to LAFD arrival which helped keep the fire from spreading. There were no functioning smoke alarms in the home. LAFD Inc# 0934 Time of call: 2:35pm NFD; FS 39; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; E239 T39 E260 E289 T89 BC14 E99 E39 E102 RA29 E81 CM42 RA81 EM17 BC12 ; CH8; 17; Margaret Stewart

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