Vacant Downtown LA Commercial Building Destroyed by Flames
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It took the relentless effort of over 130 firefighters, on Wednesday evening, to control a Major Emergency commercial fire, which consumed a three-story building in Downtown LA.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:33 PM on October 26, 2022 to the 200 block of East 3rd Street, where firefighters arrived quickly to find an already well-developed fire inside of a large vacant three-story commercial building.
Firefighters recognized this building as the site of a previous burn, and took a defensive firefighting posture for nearly two hours until the fire was controlled, just after 9:00 PM. Flames extended into one upper-floor unit of a neighboring 5-story residential structure, where sprinklers held it in check until firefighters quickly ascended to extinguish it.
An official "Knockdown" was not declared for a couple of days, as the structurally compromised building was too dangerous to allow personnel to enter and locate remaining pockets of fire. Instead, crews remained on fire watch over a couple of nights, keeping any flare ups from growing, and waiting for heavy equipment to assist with accessing remaining hot spots and overhaul. Department of Building and Safety red-tagged the structure and closed the sidewalks to the public as a precaution.
There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. The cause of the fire remains under active investigation.
© Photo by Chris Conkle
LAFD Incident 102622-1501
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Vacant Downtown LA Commercial Building Destroyed by Flames
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It took the relentless effort of over 130 firefighters, on Wednesday evening, to control a Major Emergency commercial fire, which consumed a three-story building in Downtown LA.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:33 PM on October 26, 2022 to the 200 block of East 3rd Street, where firefighters arrived quickly to find an already well-developed fire inside of a large vacant three-story commercial building.
Firefighters recognized this building as the site of a previous burn, and took a defensive firefighting posture for nearly two hours until the fire was controlled, just after 9:00 PM. Flames extended into one upper-floor unit of a neighboring 5-story residential structure, where sprinklers held it in check until firefighters quickly ascended to extinguish it.
An official "Knockdown" was not declared for a couple of days, as the structurally compromised building was too dangerous to allow personnel to enter and locate remaining pockets of fire. Instead, crews remained on fire watch over a couple of nights, keeping any flare ups from growing, and waiting for heavy equipment to assist with accessing remaining hot spots and overhaul. Department of Building and Safety red-tagged the structure and closed the sidewalks to the public as a precaution.
There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. The cause of the fire remains under active investigation.
© Photo by Chris Conkle
LAFD Incident 102622-1501
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