Update Structure Fire Knockdown 08/11/2020 INC#0227

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#0227; 06:40AM; 417 N Ardmore Av; https://bit.ly/3ahL8qk; East Hollywood; 56 Firefighters took just 24 minutes to extinguish flames in one upstairs unit and the common attic of a 6,926 square-foot, nine-unit garden style apartment building. First arriving firefighters utilized a ground ladder to swiftly rescue an adult female trapped by flames at an upstairs window. She has been taken by ambulance to an area hospital in yet-to-be determined condition with unspecified injuries. During fire attack, LAFD crews found and rescued another occupant (yet undetermined age/gender/affiliation) who was discovered pulseless and non-breathing. LAFD Paramedics worked relentlessly at scene to successfully restore that person's pulse and breathing, and have taken the patient to an area hospital in critical condition. No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under active investigation.; FS 52; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 13; Dispatched LAFD Units: AR1 AR2 BC11 BC5 CM22 E229 E235 E29 E35 E52 E6 E82 EA1 EM11 EM14 EM9 RA29 RA52 RA6 RA806 RA82 T29 T35; Radio Channel; 7; 12, 13; - Brian Humphrey

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