Early Thursday morning, a mobile home located at 12001 W Foothill Blvd in Lake View Terrace was engulfed in flames, which prompted a swift response from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The LAFD Incident Alert stated that firefighters executed a transitional attack on the fire which had consumed the residence entirely.
The fire department disclosed that one unidentified woman was on the scene being assessed for injuries, while the extent of her condition was not immediately clear; however, she later declined any medical transportation from the fire department. A grand total of 26 firefighters from stations including FS 98 and Batt 12 tackled the blaze, putting out the fire in an admirable span of just 14 minutes thus preventing it from spreading to adjacent units the LAFD Knockdown Alert reports.
The firefighters' efforts led to the rescue of multiple pets – eight cats and two dogs, though tragically, about 10 cats and 2 dogs were found deceased inside the home after the fire, as per the updated LAFD notice. The Red Cross has been informed to provide necessary assistance for the four occupants who lived in the mobile home, out of which only one was present during the incident.
The cause of the fire was determined to be a cooking incident that spread through the manufactured home, but it is not immediately known if there were functioning smoke alarms. No further details have been released.
