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Greater Alarm Blaze in Downtown LA
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
- Fire blew through the roof and into the night sky as firefighters battled to save clothing businesses in Downtown Los Angeles. At 8:03PM on October 30, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 917 S San Julian Street in Downtown LA. The first…
Major Emergency Fire Erupts in Downtown LA
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
- An early morning blaze erupted in the Fashion District of Downtown Los Angeles, inflicting heavy damage to commercial structures.   At 4:43AM on October 13, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 801 S Crocker Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Fire in Downtown Warehouse Undergoing Demolition
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
ARTS DISTRICT - A fierce fire in a non-operational downtown warehouse undergoing demolition, challenged firefighters for more than an hour Tuesday morning, but thankfully caused no injury.  The Los Angeles City Fire Department was notified at 11:49 AM on August 11, 2020 of a structure fire at 1540 East…
Multiple Businesses Saved in Downtown LA
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
- Despite a common attic and heavy fire showing upon arrival, firefighters battled an early morning blaze and saved multiple businesses. At 3:56AM on July 14, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 803 W Chavez Ave in Downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters…
Blaze Destroys Downtown Business
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Heavy fire ripped through a produce business in Downtown Los Angeles, leaving the building in ruins.   At 3:21 PM on June 8, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 800 block of S Kohler Street in Downtown Los Angeles.  The first…
Concrete Mixer Truck Pulled to Safety
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Specialized skills and seamless teamwork led to a disaster averted when a fully loaded concrete mixer truck was precariously balanced on the edge of an embankment, putting homes below at risk. At 2:42PM on May 22, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of N Av 57 in…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Fire in Downtown Fabric Warehouse
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Department crews, summoned at 3:51 AM on May 19, 2020 to investigate an automatic fire alarm activation at a fabric warehouse at 1914 South Mateo Street, arrived quickly to find fire sprinkler activation and heavy smoke showing from a 200' x 200' one story commercial block building…
Person Found Dead at Boyle Heights Building Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BOYLE HEIGHTS - Firefighters battling a predawn blaze in a vacant Boyle Heights building found one person deceased inside the structure Saturday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:20 AM on April 11, 2020 by a door knock at Fire Station 25 in Boyle Heights, reporting a nearby…
Fiery Explosion in Downtown L.A. Sends Three to Hospital
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an explosion and fire on February 29, 2020 at 743 South Kohler Street in the Central Industrial District of downtown, where three men were injured, two critically. LAFD Public Information Officer Captain Branden Silverman provides this quick video…
Two Injured, including LAFD Firefighter at Westlake District Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A resident escaped serious injury when he jumped to safety from the second floor, and a firefighter was later injured after flames swept through a two story apartment building Tuesday evening.      The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 6:…
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