Flames broke through the roof of a 40-by-150-foot commercial building at 950 E. Pico Boulevard in Downtown Los Angeles Sunday evening, prompting the incident commander to pull firefighting crews into defensive mode. The Los Angeles Fire Department logged the blaze as Incident 1497, with the fire reported at about 6:38 p.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported.
According to the LAFD
, the incident commander on scene described fire showing through the roof of the commercial building before ordering all companies to shift tactics.
Fire Station 10 was listed as the responding unit for the blaze, per the LAFD alert.
A Commercial Building Caught in the Flames
The building at 950 E. Pico Boulevard spans 1,483 square feet, per property details compiled by Movoto. GV Packing INC lists its principal address at 931 E. 14th Street.
A figure of $577,777 is listed for the property.
Other Fires in Downtown LA's Commercial Corridors
A separate Major Emergency fire at a downtown office supply business at 1225 S. Hope Street near Pico Boulevard drew 120 firefighters, forced crews into defensive mode, caused a roof collapse, and required a remote firefighting robot, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hoodline previously reported that on September 24, LAFD firefighters deployed similar exterior defensive tactics after flames broke through the roof of a single-story commercial building at 910 S. Santa Fe Avenue, also in Downtown LA.
Not every recent call has required that posture. Fire Station 10 crews executed a rapid knockdown at a single-story commercial storefront fire at 1334 S. Main Street in the nearby Fashion District back in March, containing the blaze before it could spread through the dense commercial block.
Local Oversight and What Comes Next
The cause of the fire had not been determined as of the department's latest update, and the extent of any structural damage to the building or disruption to its commercial tenants remains unclear.
