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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN - Five firefighters were injured Saturday morning in downtown Los Angeles, when fire tore through an industrial building housing a non-permitted cannabis operation. The Los Angeles Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call at 8:00 AM on March 9, 2024, reporting smoke at 1400 East Newton Street in the…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - An early morning blaze in Boyle Heights took the life of a woman, while critically injuring two other persons.   At 4:24AM on December 28, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 756 South Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights.  Firefighters arrived to…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
CYPRESS PARK - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire Saturday morning in northeast Los Angeles.   Reported by a 9-1-1 caller at 2:10 AM on Saturday, December 23, 2023, the blaze involved an 11,120 square foot one-story industrial building at 2800 Division Street in Cypress…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Scores of Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters continue to extinguish the smoldering remnants of a Major Emergency Structure Fire at 329 East 4th Street late Tuesday night.   The blaze, reported at 1:06 PM on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, brought more than 150 LAFD personnel to battle heavy…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A complete power outage of the Specialty Care Center at White Memorial Hospital required the careful and expedient evacuation of 28 critical care patients from the six story building. At 11:45PM on August 21, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to 1720 E Cesar Chavez Ave for a…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HISTORIC SOUTH CENTRAL - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire south of downtown Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, extinguishing flames in less than an hour.    The fire at 2615 South Grand Avenue was reported at 3:58 AM on March 8, 2023, bringing more than 160 LAFD firefighters…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN - A major emergency structure fire consumed a large downtown Los Angeles flooring business early Sunday morning, with unseasonal weather causing a strong and persistent smoke odor to linger across the greater Los Angeles area for more than two days.    The fire was reported at 2:57 AM on August…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
- Heavy fire ripped through a Downtown textiles business while firefighters battled to save the adjoining units. At 3:42AM on Sunday May 1, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to 1325 S Los Angeles Street for a reported structure fire. The first arriving fire company found heavy…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - It took 40 Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters just 46 minutes in largely defensive operations to hold fire to a vacant two story Craftsman-style home at 930 South Park View Street that was well involved on their arrival, limiting fire damage to the exterior of a severely threatened and…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - More than 170 Los Angeles Fire Department responders fiercely battled stubborn flames for more than an hour, when a non-injury major emergency structure fire consumed the one story rear portion of combination one- and two-story commercial building at 1120 South Main Street on February 22, 2022…
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