LAIT911 | Incident Details

[VERIFIED] The Incident Commander has declared a knockdown of the fire after a 1 hour and 7 minute fire fight. No injuries have been reported. PIO Captain II Branden Silverman is en route to the incident for media inquires.

[VERIFIED] This is now a Greater Emergency status incident with over 66 firefighters assigned. The 4 story building is a boarded-up apartment building with 3 residential stories over commercial occupancies on the 1st floor. This structure has been the site of a previous burn and is very hazardous for firefighters to fight the fire from the interior. In a defensive posture, LAFD is using ladder pipes (large diameter hose lines deployed from the top of extended aerial ladders) and master stream operations (large diameter hand held hose lines) from outside of the structure to apply water. Crews are making progress with no injuries reported. Per protocol for an incident of this size, LAFD Arson Section is responding for the investigation.

[VERIFIED] First arriving unit reports a 4 story hotel, site of a previous burn, with heavy fire showing from the 3rd floor. Due to safety issues, firefighters are operating in defensive mode.