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Major Emergency Fire in Chinatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - An apartment building under construction erupted into fire, spreading to the adjacent buildings, triggering a Major Emergency in Chinatown. At 3:43AM on September 13, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 712 New Depot St in Chinatown. The first…
Fire and Explosions Rock Downtown L.A. Neighborhood
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - First arriving firefighters were met by fire through the roof - and a series of explosions, when they came to battle intense flames at a vacant and secured 5,800 square foot one-story industrial building in the southeast section of downtown Los Angeles.  The greater alarm fire was first…
Firefighters Save Building from Solar Panel Blaze in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - When solar panels covering a nearly half a million square foot roof started to burn, firefighters quickly deployed hand lines to the top of the massive structure and saved the building. At 9:10AM on August 14, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of S Los Palos…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Fire in Downtown Overnight
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
DOWNTOWN - Over 170 LAFD firefighters worked for more than five hours to extinguish what appeared to have begun as an outside fire in the wee hours of July 19, 2024. Ultimately, several commercial buildings along Kohler Street were impacted.   Firefighters used a combination of offensive and…
Early Morning Fire Consumes Industrial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a major emergency structure fire early Friday morning in the Industrial Eastside area of downtown Los Angeles.   The fire was reported at 4:11 AM on May 3, 2024 at 1804 East 8th Street, with fire through the roof of a vacant 8,532 square foot…
Five Firefighters Injured At Blaze in Downtown L.A. Industrial Building Housing Cannabis Operation
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN - Five firefighters were injured Saturday morning in downtown Los Angeles, when fire tore through an industrial building housing a non-permitted cannabis operation. The Los Angeles Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call at 8:00 AM on March 9, 2024, reporting smoke at 1400 East Newton Street in the…
Boyle Heights Fire Kills One, Critically Injures Two
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - An early morning blaze in Boyle Heights took the life of a woman, while critically injuring two other persons.   At 4:24AM on December 28, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 756 South Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights.  Firefighters…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Fire at L.A. River Studios
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
CYPRESS PARK - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire Saturday morning in northeast Los Angeles.   Reported by a 9-1-1 caller at 2:10 AM on Saturday, December 23, 2023, the blaze involved an 11,120 square foot one-story industrial building at 2800 Division…
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Three Story Commercial Building in Downtown L.A.
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Scores of Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters continue to extinguish the smoldering remnants of a Major Emergency Structure Fire at 329 East 4th Street late Tuesday night.   The blaze, reported at 1:06 PM on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, brought more than 150 LAFD personnel to battle…
Hospital Power Outage Requires Full Evacuation
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A complete power outage of the Specialty Care Center at White Memorial Hospital required the careful and expedient evacuation of 28 critical care patients from the six story building. At 11:45PM on August 21, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to 1720 E Cesar Chavez Ave for a…
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