Firefighters in Los Angeles were summoned to battle a Greater Alarm structure fire in the Pico-Union area, with heavy flames engulfing an apartment building's attic and threatening nearby structures. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) alert, the incident occurred on January 21, at approximately 2:48 PM at a tentative address of 1124 S Westlake Avenue.
The inferno, which was initially reported to be consuming a two-story apartment building, was knocked down swiftly by 62 LAFD firefighters. Having taken just 22 minutes to confront and subdue the flames that had severely damaged a four-vehicle carport adjacent to a two-story apartment building at 1136 South Alvarado Street, the same fire extended to and was contained by firefighters to the attic of a residential fourplex, as detailed in a follow-up alert. The fourplex was located nearby at 1137 1/2 South Westlake Avenue.
Fortunately, the fire department confirmed that there were no injuries resulting from the blaze, though the number of residents displaced by the incident has not yet been determined. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
