LAFD puts out multi-story fire in downtown commercial building
LAFD contains fire in ABC Toys building downtown
More than 100 firefighters fought to put out a fire in a two-story commercial building downtown Friday morning.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department has successfully put out a fire at a building in Downtown Los Angeles Friday morning.
LAFD responded to the 600 block of S. San Pedro Street shortly before 7 a.m. Friday. According to the department, the fire started as a trash fire outside of the ABC Toys building, before moving into the building.
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More than 100 firefighters were assigned to fight the blaze. The department says that firefighters made good progress on the first floor of the building, but access to the upper levels was more difficult. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., the department announced the fire was a knockdown. With teams on the second floor and on the roof, "their coordinated efforts alleviated the need to go to a defensive mode and prevented the total loss of the structure," the department said.
No injuries were reported. While LAFD believes they know the cause of the fire, arson officials are investigating as per department protocol.
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