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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - A fire involving vehicles in a carport quickly spread to a pair of apartment buildings in Hollywood late Wednesday afternoon, briefly trapping and injuring one woman, and displacing twenty-two residents. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified by the first of several 9-1-1 callers at 5:21…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
MAR VISTA - A elder man and woman and their cat perished early Wednesday morning in a Mar Vista house fire.   A single 9-1-1 call was received at 2:22 AM on February 8, 2023, with the caller disconnecting before their needs could be determined. Because the Caller ID feature of their wired telephone…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - A man was found dead Thursday morning, inside a burning apartment in Hollywood.   The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 8:49 AM on January 12, 2023, to a structure fire at 5555 Harold Way. Firefighters arrived quickly to discover heavy fire within one second floor unit at the rear of a…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTCHESTER - Four workers took ill, one critically, following an accidental release of carbon dioxide within a utility room at Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:02 AM on October 31, 2022 by Los Angeles Airport Police, to respond to a…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Amy Bastman
BRENTWOOD - In the early morning of October 20, 2022 at 5:54 AM, your Los Angeles City Fire Department Firefighters arrived on scene to find a large, two-story craftsman style home, with lazy smoke showing. As firefighters made their way to the rear of the home a significant yellow glow quickly became apparent…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - UPDATE:  On January 31st, the 2nd Venice Beach arson suspect was arrested and charged thanks to the teamwork of LAFD, LAPD and Venice Beach residents. With the second arson suspect still at large, LAFD Arson Investigators spent the past five days doggedly canvassing the Venice…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VENICE - The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:37 AM on April 21, 2021 to 129 East Club House Avenue in Venice, where firefighters arrived quickly to find fire involving a 1,206 square-foot one-story home. With reports that a person may have been trapped inside the residence, a relentless and…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - Fast moving flames damaged five residential buildings and led to four persons sustaining injury in the Hollywood Studio District Friday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified by a 9-1-1 caller at 9:08 AM on Friday, January 22, 2021 of a structure fire at 1245 North Bronson Avenue in…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VENICE - An outside fire quickly spread to and destroyed a vacant commercial building near the Venice Beach Boardwalk just before dawn Wednesday, but thankfully caused no injury. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a rubbish fire at 6:19 AM on January 13, 2021 at 723 South Ocean Front Walk in…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an greater alarm structure fire on March 1, 2020 at 6015 West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The flames were extinguished in just 44 minutes and there were no injuries. LAFD Public Information Officer Captain Branden Silverman provides this quick video…
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