No one hurt in massive downtown
LA apartment fire that's closed parts of 2 freeways http://t.co/najv4vOxV2 pic.twitter.com/bgLaKo2hwD
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Nelson (@DavidNelsonNews) December
8,
2014@9newsAUS A huge fire burns in Los
Angeles. @shannontv pic.twitter.com/e3t1YoRySW
— RMG
News (@RMGNews) December 8,
2014Incredible shot of a fire at an under construction apartment complex in Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/UmmiDNYHaR
— David Wyllie (@journodave) December 8, 2014
WASHINGTON – Firefighters battled a massive fire in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz says more than 250 firefighters fought the blaze that was reported at 1:20 a.m.
The fire was at an apartment building under construction and could be seen for miles, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Ortiz says he didn’t think anyone was living or working there.
The construction site is 900 foot long by 200 foot wide and not far from the fire department.
“When they opened the doors, they saw nothing but fire blowing down the street,” says Capt. Jaime Moore with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Moore says in an adjacent 16-story apartment building, three floors had an active fire, Moore says. Fourteen of the floors sustained some type of damage.
The fire closed the 101 Freeway and transition lanes between the 110 and 101 freeways.
The cause and extent of the fire are not yet known.
Moore estimates the damage will be in the multi-millions.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
No one hurt in massive downtown LA apartment fire that's closed parts of 2 freeways http://t.co/najv4vOxV2 pic.twitter.com/bgLaKo2hwD
— David Nelson (@DavidNelsonNews) December 8, 2014
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz says more than 250 firefighters were battling the blaze early Monday morning.
The fire is in an apartment building under construction and can be seen for miles, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Ortiz says he didn’t think anyone was living or working there.
The fire closed the 101 Freeway and transition lanes between the 110 and 101 freeways.
Ortiz says that the cause and extent of the fire are not yet known. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
@9newsAUS A huge fire burns in Los Angeles. @shannontv pic.twitter.com/e3t1YoRySW
— RMG News (@RMGNews) December 8, 2014
Incredible shot of a fire at an under construction apartment complex in Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/UmmiDNYHaR
— David Wyllie (@journodave) December 8, 2014
Shortly after 4 a.m. another fire was reported at a mixed-use building about 2 miles to the west. More than 100 firefighters from multiple agencies responded and had the flames under control in less than two hours, according to Chief Deputy Mario D. Rueda.
One person in a nearby apartment building was treated for minor smoke inhalation, he said.
Around 10 businesses were housed in the two-story building in the Westlake district and portions of it were being renovated for residential use.
There were no indications the two incidents were connected, Terrazas said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow @WTOP on Twitter and on WTOP Facebook page.
