050922 - Woodland Hills Greater Alarm Structure Fire

by LAFD

At 11:40PM on May 9, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 6400 block of N Independence AV in Woodland Hills for a reported structure fire.
Crews arrived to find heavy smoke showing from a one story, commercial (concrete tilt-up) building.
The fire intensified rapidly and with fire now showing through the roof, the incident transitioned to a defensive operation.
Firefighters knocked back the bulk of the fire and returned to offensive mode to reach the final pockets of fire. Ultimately, 74 firefighters extinguished the fire in 69 minutes with no injuries reported. LAFD Arson responded to investigate the cause of the fire.

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