Update Structure Fire Knockdown 06/09/2020 INC#1575

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#1575; 09:07PM; 3251 W Larga Av; https://bit.ly/2XM2Iy8; Atwater Village; First arriving firefighters took just 16 minutes to extinguish flames within a 1,063 square-foot one story home, built 1926, that contained excessive personal storage. Though there was no human injury - the resident and sole occupant was able to escape unscathed, her pet cat was sadly discovered by firefighters to be lifeless in a smoke charged portion of the the residence, and beyond veterinary assistance. The home was not equipped with optional residential fire sprinklers, and there was no immediate evidence of a functional smoke alarm as required by law. The fire, which originated in or near a water heater enclosure near the kitchen, is considered accidental in nature; FS 50; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 13; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC2 E220 E235 E250 E42 E56 RA56 RA850 T20 T35 T50; - Brian Humphrey

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