Firefighters arrived on scene to find a three story, center hall apartment building with heavy fire and smoke showing from 1 unit on the third floor. The building was remodeled from a center hall apartment building to artisan lofts. As Firefighters diligently tried to extend handlines, their efforts were slowed by the mass exodus of residents from the building. A request was made to place ladders at the fire escapes, providing residents an alternate escape route. The primary search of the building found no residents left inside the structure. The ventilation team, consisting of 2 truck companies, provided 3 good "heat holes" for the escape of hot gases and pressurized smoke which had built up inside the structure. Salvage operations were deployed to the 1st and 2nd floors, with the most significant water damage confined to the third floor.
It took 101 Firefighters to knock the fire down in 25 minutes. There were no injuries reported to civilians or Firefighters. The cause was determined as electrical with an estimated dollar loss of $45,000 [$25,000 contents, $20,000 structure]. A Building and Safety Inspector was requested to assess the structural integrity of the building. The Red Cross was called to assist 10 individuals displaced.
Submitted by d'Lisa Davies
Los Angeles Fire Department
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