Nearly 90 Los Angeles firefighters responded to a structure fire at an East Hollywood apartment building on Thursday, forcing crews to evacuate ground-floor residents. Firefighters worked to knock down the blaze at 560 N. Kingsley Dr.
The Los Angeles Fire Department first alerted the public to the fire in a post from its LAFD 🔥
The Los Angeles Fire Department first alerted the public to the fire in a post from its LAFD 🔥 account, logging it as incident 0218. The department described it as a structure fire, while additional resources were called in to help manage the scene. The response was tied to Fire Station 52.
By the time crews had the fire surrounded, approximately 90 firefighters were working the scene, per the department's alert. LAFD Public Information Officer Milo Cope was en route to the fire scene.
An Apartment Building on Kingsley Drive
The address, 560 N. Kingsley Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90004, is listed on Apartment Finder.
Basement Fires Have Posed Challenges Before
Basement fires in older Los Angeles apartment buildings have proven difficult for crews in the past. In May 2020, the fire department reported that a well-established basement fire spread throughout a South Los Angeles apartment building and burned for hours, ultimately causing a partial collapse and displacing residents, according to a report from the Los Angeles Fire Department. That fire ultimately led to the building's demolition.
The department has also activated outside support in other recent apartment fires. In an April report on a large Koreatown apartment fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said the American Red Cross was notified to help residents displaced by the blaze.
