Firefighters arrived quickly to find smoke showing from the attic of a one-story residential fourplex. With winds from the east gusting to 20 miles per hour, flames had taken strong hold of the common attic within the former single family home prior to their arrival, briefly threatening a dwelling to the north.
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With fire spreading freely through the attic of the 114 year-old building on account of the wind and balloon frame construction typical of the era, firefighters fiercely fought the blaze by opening the steeply pitched roof to limit fire extension while their colleagues below fought flames and protected resident's belongings.
The fire was confined to the attic of the 1,777 square-foot structure and extinguished in just 45 minutes.
There were no injuries.
Though smoke alarms were present within the structure, their functional status and role in alerting occupants could not be immediately determined.
Nine adult residents displaced by the fire were referred to the American Red Cross for assistance.
The diligent firefighting and salvage efforts of Los Angeles Firefighters limited loss to $45,000 ($30,000 structure & $15,000 contents). The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical and attributed to the building's antiquated wiring system.
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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