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Pico-Union House Fire Claims One Life
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PICO-UNION - A fire in a two story residential triplex appears to have claimed the life of one person early Wednesday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:16 AM on January 10, 2018 to 1721 South New Hampshire Avenue in the Pico-Union area, where firefighters arrived quickly to find…
LAFD Quells Stubborn Flames in Koreatown Market
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
KOREATOWN - Firefighters were spared injury early Wednesday while battling a stubborn greater alarm fire in a Filipino supermarket that led to structural collapse. The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls from passersby at 12:30 AM on January 10, 2018, reporting fire in a one…
Boyle Heights Victorian Fully Engulfed
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - So fire-damaged it could no longer support its weight, a large 1890's Victorian-style home partially collapsed into an apartment building.At 7:57PM, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to 1519 E Pleasant Av in Boyle Heights. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large, two story, wooden-sided…
Greater Alarm Commercial Fire in Eagle Rock
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
EAGLE ROCK - Firefighters prevent blaze from extending into an attached building at a large commercial fire in Eagle Rock.At 3:39PM on January 7, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 4537 N Eagle Rock Blvd to find a 75' x 250' vacant commercial building with heavy smoke…
Fatality Fire in Koreatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A late night kitchen fire took the life of a 74 year old man in Koreatown. At 10:48PM the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 616 S Normandie Av in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles.   Firefighters arrived to find a 16 story, senior-living,…
Two LAFD Firefighters Injured, Thirteen Residents Displaced by Westlake Apartment Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - Two Los Angeles Firefighters sustained injury and thirteen residents were displaced by a fierce predawn blaze Saturday morning in an apartment building west of MacArthur Park. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 5:45 AM on November 25, 2017 to 2900 Sunset Place in Westlake, where…
Major Emergency Fire Erupts in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
BOYLE HEIGHTS - Flames quickly erupted in a one story commercial building filled with heavy fire load doing business as a large fabric wholesaler.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:43 PM on October 14, 2017 of a fire at French Fabric, Inc. located at 1621 S. Soto Street in Boyle Heights. …
Major Emergency Fire Destroys Homes and Injures Firefighters
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
HIGHLAND PARK - Firefighters battle a stubborn blaze while saving a neighboring apartment building and injuring three firefighters.On October 10, 2017 at 9:48 AM, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a structure fire at 219 N Ave 53 in Highland Park, where firefighters found heavy fire billowing from a…
Fire Erupts at Paper Recycling Firm in L.A.'s Industrial Eastside
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - One firefighter was injured, but as many as 50 workers escaped harm, when fire erupted among densely stored bales of recycled paper at an industrial site southwest of Boyle Heights early Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 1:18 PM on October 5, 2017 of a fire at…
LAFD Members Leave Hurricane Harvey Effort, Head to Irma
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a…
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