100222 - Venice Blaze Destroys Two Homes

At 10:44 PM on October 2, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 400 block of Carroll Canal in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Firefighters arrived to find a three story home (under renovation/new construction) fully involved in fire and exposing adjacent homes.
Over 100 firefighters battled for one hour and 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze. Two homes (the address of origin and an adjacent home) were destroyed while three additional homes sustained damage to the eves from the ember cast.
LAFD Arson section responded, per protocol for an incident of this size, and the investigation is ongoing.