One Injured in Koreatown Apartment Fire
On the morning of November 26, 2018 at 7:46 AM, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to a large six-story “U” shaped center hallway apartment building on the 3300 block of West 4th Street in Koreatown, to find fire in one unit.
Despite excessive storage conditions, firefighters rapidly advanced hose lines to the top floor apartment where sprinklers held the blaze in place, stopping it from spreading into the hallway and nearby units. As firefighters made entry they found a male occupant and quickly rescued him from the apartment where firefighter/ paramedics rendered immediate medical aid. During this time, the 74 firefighters on-scene coordinated their efforts to extinguish the flames in just 25 minutes.
The 70-year-old male occupant was transported to a local hospital unfortunately in grave condition with CPR being performed. Per protocol, the fire is under investigation by the Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section.
Dispatched Units:
E3 E13 RA813 RA13 E211 E11 T11 E229 T29 BC11 BC5 E29 E20
E226 T20 E220 RA11 RA52 EM11 EM5 CM22 E52 E210 T10 BC1 EA1
AR1 AR17 PI1 PI2 AR12 AR19