Afternoon smoke sent Los Angeles firefighters racing to a one-story home in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood on Monday, where a house fire drew a sizable Los Angeles Fire Department response. The blaze was reported around 3:24 p.m. at 10015 S San Pedro Street, with crews arriving to find moderate smoke showing and launching an offensive attack on the structure. Multiple engines, trucks, and rescue units rolled in from nearby stations as firefighters worked to contain the incident. Early notices from officials did not list a cause or any injuries.
LAFD Alert- Broadway-Manchester Structure Fire 10015 S San Pedro St MAP: https://t.co/yMnGZgfFtO FS64; DETAILS: https://t.co/Pj2EqVAPRw
— LAFD 🔥 (@LAFD) March 23, 2026
What the department's alert shows
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the call was logged as Incident #1229 at 3:24 p.m. and assigned to Fire Station 64 and Battalion 13. The alert described the building as a one-story single-family dwelling with "moderate smoke showing." It also listed the responding apparatus as Battalion Chiefs 1 and 13; Engines 233, 264, 33, 57, and 64; Trucks 33 and 64; and Rescue Ambulances RA264 and RA64. That kind of offensive-mode lineup is consistent with standard LAFD protocol when crews arrive at visible smoke in a residential structure.
Where this happened
The incident address sits in the Broadway-Manchester section of South Los Angeles, an area packed with residential streets and small commercial corridors along Broadway and Manchester. The City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Engineering has been advancing the Broadway-Manchester Active Transportation Project to upgrade street safety and infrastructure in the corridor, a backdrop that influences traffic flow and emergency access in the neighborhood. In parts of South L.A., street layout and how closely homes sit together can affect where firefighters park rigs, pull hose lines, and protect nearby properties during a house fire.
How to follow updates
The department shared a short alert on its X account that linked to a fuller incident page, including a map and a summary. For any later word on injuries, the cause of the blaze, or follow-up notices, residents can keep an eye on the LAFD incident alert and the department's post on X for updates.
