Summoned by a private security patrol officer who noted the blaze, firefighters arrived quickly to find very heavy fire throughout the first floor of a vacant two-story single family home.
Forcing entry into the 3,446 square-foot residence, firefighters attacked the wall of fire with handlines as their colleagues ascended the multi-level clay tile roof to perform strategic vertical ventilation of heat, smoke and flame.
Tackling flames on the first floor and pursuing those on the second, interior firefighters soon discovered the home's staircase destroyed by the inferno, forcing them to extend hoselines up a series of outside ladders to gain entry through multiple upper floor windows.
Though fire had moved swiftly to take hold of the attic and portions of the second floor, firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in just 45 minutes.
There were no injuries.
Fire loss to the 36 year-old non-fire sprinklered home is estimated at $202,000 ($200,000 structure & $2,000 contents).
The cause of this early morning blaze remains under active investigation.
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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