Firefighters arrived quickly to find several vehicles ablaze in a partially concealed parking alcove nested on the west side of a 2 story apartment building.
Swiftly tackling the flames with handlines, firefighters confined the blaze to five vehicles in the non-fire sprinklered parking area, preventing flames from extending within the 14 apartments adjacent and above. Fire extension into exterior wall space of the 13,165 square-foot building was severely limited and quickly curtailed by the use of thermal imaging cameras to precisely guide fire control efforts. The flames were extinguished in just 30 minutes.
During fireground operations one firefighter sustained a shoulder injury. He was transported to Sherman Oaks Hospital in fair condition.
No other injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced by the fire.
Loss from the blaze is still being tabulated. The cause of this early morning fire remains under active investigation.
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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