On Sunday, a major fire tore through a Glendale business and quickly spread to an adjacent building, causing extensive damage and prompting a significant emergency response. The Los Angeles Fire Department, aiding in the emergency, reported that the blaze at 733 Salem Street escalated to a 5th alarm by 2:26 P.M., as initially outlined on the LAFD's official site. The affected business, Milla Party Rentals, saw all of its employees safely evacuated, with no reported injuries at the time of the department's statement.

Further detail was provided by authorities who indicated that the fire's quick spread destroyed both a costume store and Milla Party Rentals, the latter being the fire's point of origin, according to details from a KTLA report. Meanwhile, the Verdugo Fire Department reported to CBS Los Angeles that they were able to halt the advancing flames before they reached nearby apartment complexes, despite the fire's substantial growth and the evacuations that followed as it threatened more structures.

One of the responding firefighters faced a heat-related injury in the course of duty and has since been released from the hospital, as noted by the same CBS Los Angeles coverage. The two structures, both shops, were fortunately empty at the time the fire unleashed its fury, preventing any civilian casualties from the incident.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by authorities. Details around this are still scarce, and updates are expected to emerge as investigative teams unravel the sequence of events leading to the conflagration.