Firefighters in Sherman Oaks faced a blaze this morning at a two-story garden-style apartment building. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that the fire started on the first floor and spread to two second-floor units in the older structure, originally built 76 years ago. The incident, logged as INC#0435, required rapid response and concerted effort from the firefighting team.
The alert came in early, and according to the LAFD, "54 LAFD Firefighters took just 28 minutes to extinguish fire in a two story garden style apartment building that quickly extended from one first floor unit to a pair of units on the second floor." The address corrected to 13420 W Huston St details a scene where the LAFD's quick action was imperative to halting the rapid progression of the flames.
A civilian, an adult male, suffered from smoke exposure during the incident. He was transported by an LAFD ambulance to an area hospital; his condition wasn't immediately known. Another individual at a nearby address also required medical attention and was being evaluated on the scene by the department's paramedics for an unspecified complaint.
The cause of the fire is currently under active investigation.
