Fire Damages 13-Story Mid-Wilshire Building

Los Angeles CA

12 August, 2021

3:41 PM

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LOS ANGELES, CA — A highrise building in the Mid-Wilshire area caught fire Thursday, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. No one was injured in the blaze, which was extinguished in 20 minutes by the Los Angeles Fire Department. The blaze broke out on the fifth floor of a 13-story highrise in 300 block of South Hauser Boulevard just before 11 a.m. Thursday, the fire department reported. "Firefighters ascended the 13-story apartment building constructed in 1951 to find heavy smoke on the 5th floor. Firefighters instructed residents to shelter in place to avoid hallway smoke from contaminating their units, while continuing to search for the fire. There was fire in one unit on the 5th floor," said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. "It took 51 firefighters 20 minutes to extinguish the flames. Firefighters will systematically mechanically ventilate the building to remove smoke and toxic fumes." According to Prange, firefighters searched the immediate area and found no patients. Throughout the afternoon, they will continue to expand their search to ensure any who may need medical evaluation will be given the care they need, he added.