Early Sunday morning, firefighters were called to extinguish a blaze at what appeared to be an abandoned charter school in Jefferson Park, South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department swiftly responded to 2255 West Adams Boulevard around 9 a.m., after reports of heavy fire and smoke were visible from the second floor of the structure.
According to the LAFD, it took a total of 72 firefighters about half an hour to subdue the flames, with operations being captured on the Citizen App, showing the firefighters tackling the smoke and fire. The department stated that crews would stay on site to carry out overhaul procedures to ensure the fire would not reignite, KTLA reported.
While the exact name of the defunct school was not known immediately, real estate listings confirmed the building was last used as a private education facility, catering to students from Kindergarten to the 8th grade. Marcus and Millichap, the real estate company, noted that the school had been vacated since July 1, 2025, and thankfully, there were no injuries reported in the incident.
The incident's cause remains under investigation by authorities. The LAFD has updated the original address of the emergency to 2255 Adams Boulevard, and assured the public that, despite the intensity of the fire, there was no threat of it rekindling after their efforts. "Units will remain on scene for an unknown amount of time for overhaul procedures to ensure no chance of a rekindle," the department explained, as per the alert released by LAFD.
The fire's aftermath and ongoing investigation have community members concerned about the implications such a blaze has on the neighborhood's safety and the city's infrastructure management of vacated buildings.
