Firefighters arrived quickly to find a two-story garden style apartment with smoke showing from the rear of the ten unit structure. Neighbors were awakened by sounds of breaking glass and smoke alarms shortly before the arrival of fire crews. Residents tried to enter the involved apartment, but the smoke and heat was too intense. Firefighters made a rapid entry after reports of a person still inside.
Roof teams cut ventilation holes to release super heated gases, as fire attack teams performed fire suppression and rescue efforts. During the attack on the blaze, Firefighters discovered a 65 year-old elderly woman inside the home. The patient was immediately provided with advanced life support intervention and transported to Sherman Oaks Medical Center. The patient was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A positive identification of the deceased woman, as well as the cause, time, and manner of death, will be determined by the Coroner's Office.
The fire was confined to one unit and rapidly extinguished in just 16 minutes, with 36 Firefighters. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
Submitted by Erik Scott
Los Angeles Fire Department
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