A pre-dawn fire tore across the roof of a Hollywood apartment building early Monday, scorching the top of the structure and filling the air with smoke but leaving everyone inside physically unharmed. Firefighters moved quickly to douse the flames, limiting the damage to the roof area at 1342 N. Highland Ave., just south of De Longpre Avenue in central Hollywood.
According to MyNewsLA.com, the Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched at 2:39 a.m. and knocked the fire out by 2:58 a.m. Roughly 35 firefighters were sent to the scene, with the active firefight lasting about 19 minutes. LAFD spokesman Jamie Stewart told MyNewsLA that crews arrived to find flames visible from the roof, and that investigators had not yet determined what sparked the blaze.
Where it happened
Property records list 1342 N. Highland Ave. as a multiunit apartment building in the 90028 ZIP code, on a busy central Hollywood stretch near the neighborhood’s commercial core. The property contains multiple rental units and sits close to Hollywood’s main corridor, according to Redfin.
How crews stopped the blaze
The swift knockdown tracked with the kind of rooftop and ladder work LAFD crews routinely use to keep roof fires from spreading into living spaces below. The department’s public news feed highlights similar recent calls around Los Angeles in which ventilation tactics and targeted hose lines helped confine damage to exterior or attic areas rather than interior units. The Los Angeles Fire Department continues to post a running log of its news items and incident responses on its website.
Investigation underway
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and officials had not reported any injuries or mandatory evacuations as of the initial update, according to MyNewsLA.com. City or LAFD investigators may conduct follow-up inspections at the building, and this story will be updated if agencies release additional information.
