What could have turned into a serious neighborhood disaster in Manchester Square Monday night was over almost as quickly as it started, after Los Angeles firefighters moved in fast on a burning home on West 76th Street and shut the whole thing down in about 13 minutes.
Crews kept the flames confined to the original unit of a one-story house and reported no injuries or exposures, according to the LAFD. For a weeknight fire in a dense South Los Angeles neighborhood, that is a solid outcome.
Department alert
The fire was logged as INC#0828 at 2048 W 76th St, with first-arriving companies finding smoke showing from a one-story single-family dwelling, per the LAFD. The incident drew a South Bureau response that included Fire Station 57, Battalion 13, several engine and truck companies, and rescue ambulances.
Command, identified in the department’s post as the Cimarron incident commander, ordered an offensive attack on the flames. The department says firefighters declared a knockdown about 13 minutes after dispatch of the 911 call.
Where it happened
The address sits in the Manchester Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles and falls inside City Council District 8, according to the map published by City Council District 8.
Public property records list 2048 W 76th St as a single-family residence and show recent permit activity, including a solar installation in February, according to Redfin. That classification lines up with the structure type described in the fire department’s report.
Safety and next steps
“No injuries and no exposures,” the department noted in its alert, via the LAFD. Officials have not yet released a cause for the fire, and investigators are expected to update the public if additional information becomes available.
In the meantime, residents are urged to continue calling 911 for active emergencies and to give firefighters and paramedics plenty of space to work when they roll into the block.
