East LA House Fire Sends One To The Hospital For Smoke Inhalation

Los Angeles CA

02 January, 2021

12:27 PM

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EAST LOS ANGELES, CA — A house fire that ignited early Saturday morning in East Los Angeles prompted paramedics to rush a person suffering from smoke inhalation to a nearby hospital. Firefighters were dispatched to the smokey blaze at 7:20 a.m. to the 300 block of South Twickenham Avenue and had the fire out at 7:50 a.m., according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher. STRUCTURE FIRE | FS22 | 347 S Twickenham Ave #EastLosAngeles | One story single family dwelling with heavy smoke showing. One burn patient being accessed by Paramedics. #LACoFD #TwickenIC— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) January 2, 2021 The condition of the burn victim was not immediately known and the cause of the fire was under investigation. City News Service contributed to this report.