A two-story apartment building in Exposition Park suffered a blaze yesterday morning, causing critical injuries to one person. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), smoke was visible from the garden style apartment located at 3700 S Western Avenue when firefighters arrived at the scene. The incident, which was reported under INC#0603 at approximately 10:24 AM, necessitated additional resources as firefighters entered offensive mode to tackle the fire.
Firefighting teams discovered the source of the fire as a mattress within one unit, and they successfully extinguished it within 12 minutes, containing the fire to the unit of origin, as reported by the LAFD. No extension of the fire was observed. They located and rescued an approximately 30-year-old woman, who was transported in "*at least* serious condition", according to the information, released by the department's Knockdown notice.
The current status of the injured woman has been deemed critical due to burn injuries, as updated by the LAFD later in the day. The updated release also noted that the LAFD's Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire. As of now, no additional details have been provided concerning the possible cause or circumstances leading up to the fire.
The firefighters from stations including FS 34, Batt 18; South Bureau, and Council District 8 were actively involved at the scene, with specialized units such as Arson specialists joining the efforts following the extinguishment of the fire,
