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Historic Pacific Dining Car Burns for the Second Time
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
-  WESTLAKE -At 6:53AM on March 20, 2025 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1310 W 6th St in the Westlake neighborhood.Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from a two-story vacant office building, and upon further investigation discovered fire…
Structure Fire in Koreatown Quickly Contained
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Smoke from the roof of a 12-story building in Koreatown resulted in an extended duration operation as firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to clear the large building of smoke.At 8:46AM on November 20, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the…
Early Morning Blaze in Downtown Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Heavy fire rolled through a large commercial building housing textiles and furniture in Downtown Los Angeles, requiring tractors to move the debris to gain a final extinguishment. At 4:16AM on October 28, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 500 block of E 9th Street in…
Eight Patients in Suspected Overdose at Men's Central Jail
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
- One adult male died and seven others were transported from a suspected overdose at the Men's Central Jail. At 8:40AM on October 8, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported overdose at 441 E Bauchet Street. Firefighters arrived to find multiple patients and…
Firefighters Save Businesses in South LA Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Thick smoke and flames engulfed a row of commercial units, but the swift response of firefighters successfully saved two business from destruction. At 4:36AM on September 20, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 2200 block of S Central Ave in…
Major Emergency Fire in Chinatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - An apartment building under construction erupted into fire, spreading to the adjacent buildings, triggering a Major Emergency in Chinatown. At 3:43AM on September 13, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 712 New Depot St in Chinatown. The first…
Fire and Explosions Rock Downtown L.A. Neighborhood
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - First arriving firefighters were met by fire through the roof - and a series of explosions, when they came to battle intense flames at a vacant and secured 5,800 square foot one-story industrial building in the southeast section of downtown Los Angeles.  The greater alarm fire was first…
Firefighters Save Building from Solar Panel Blaze in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - When solar panels covering a nearly half a million square foot roof started to burn, firefighters quickly deployed hand lines to the top of the massive structure and saved the building. At 9:10AM on August 14, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of S Los Palos…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Fire in Downtown Overnight
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
DOWNTOWN - Over 170 LAFD firefighters worked for more than five hours to extinguish what appeared to have begun as an outside fire in the wee hours of July 19, 2024. Ultimately, several commercial buildings along Kohler Street were impacted.   Firefighters used a combination of offensive and…
Early Morning Fire Consumes Industrial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a major emergency structure fire early Friday morning in the Industrial Eastside area of downtown Los Angeles.   The fire was reported at 4:11 AM on May 3, 2024 at 1804 East 8th Street, with fire through the roof of a vacant 8,532 square foot…
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