A Winnetka garage erupted in heavy flames Thursday afternoon, sending Los Angeles Fire Department crews racing to a two-story single-family home at 8205 N Quakertown Ave. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from the garage and quickly moved into an offensive attack to knock down the blaze. Multiple companies were assigned, and the department counted about 16 personnel on scene. No injuries were reported in the initial alert.
LAFD Alert- Winnetka Structure Fire 8205 N Quakertown Av MAP: https://t.co/gT4xlfFRqc FS104; DETAILS: https://t.co/qPOcpeIwQo
— LAFD 🔥 (@LAFD) March 5, 2026
What the department posted
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the alarm was dispatched at about 4:05 p.m. Thursday, and the incident was logged as INC#1260. The alert listed Fire Station 104 along with multiple engine and truck companies among the assignments, noted that crews were operating in an offensive mode, and identified Margaret Stewart as the incident commander.
Response and neighborhood context
Winnetka has seen a string of large LAFD responses in recent weeks. A Cohasset Street structure fire late last month drew a full local turnout, as reported in coverage of the Cohasset Street blaze, and a January commercial-building fire pulled in more than 120 firefighters, according to CBS Los Angeles.
Station 104 was the primary on the call
Fire Station 104, located at 8349 Winnetka Ave, covers the Winnetka neighborhood and was listed on the alert, according to the department's station listing. The LAFD typically posts follow-up details to its Alerts page and social channels, and officials are expected to release information on the cause and any updated injury reports if investigators make further determinations.
For now, the department's X post remains the most complete public account of the incident. Officials have not yet released details on damage estimates or an official cause.
.jpg){kind=link}