118 firefighters sent to battle blaze at downtown Los Angeles building
More than 100 firefighters responded to a fire that erupted at a large commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Friday morning.
The blaze was reported around 4 a.m. at the 100-foot by 100-foot structure in the 1800 block of East 8th Street, according to an alert from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Flames were already burning through the roof of the building when crews arrived, the Fire Department stated.
The 118 firefighters took a defensive stance in battling the fire, described as a “Greater Alarm Structure Fire.”
It took the crews one hour and 42 minutes to douse the flames, which were confined within the structure, the Fire Department stated in an update.
No injuries were reported in the blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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