Traversing the steep and narrow roads of the Kirkwood Bowl neighborhood near Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles Firefighters arrived quickly to find heavy smoke showing from a 3 story hillside home situated near volatile vegetation.
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Mindful of a four-hour conflagration that occurred in the neighborhood nearly 30 years earlier to the day, LAFD Helicopters were summoned for command support and reconnaissance, as firefighters aggressively attacked fire on all levels of the 4,343 square-foot home.
Aided by residential fire sprinklers that held swift-moving flames in check on all three floors, firefighters were able to confine and extinguish the fire within the home in just 28 minutes.
An adult male suffering from smoke inhalation as well as burn injuries to his arm and foot was found outside the home. Following on-scene treatment by LAFD Paramedics, he was detained by Police and transported by ambulance in fair condition to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Another adult male who escaped the flames with minor bruises and lacerations, declined medical transportation and remained at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
The latest estimate of fire loss is $1,000,000 ($500,000 structure & $500,000 contents).
Los Angeles Fire Department Investigators have formally determined the mid-morning blaze to be "incendiary", describing the fire as "deliberately set" and under active investigation.
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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