Greater Alarm Fire Damages Winnetka Strip Mall
Saturday, July 22, 2017
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WINNETKA-
It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish a greater alarm fire late Saturday night at a west San Fernando Valley strip mall.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 11:01 PM on July 22, 2017 to 20851 Sherman Way in Winnetka, where firefighters arrived quickly to find heavy fire showing from a one story 4,452 square foot, four tenant commercial building on the northeast corner of Sherman Way and De Soto Avenue.
One hundred and one firefighters under the command of Assistant Chief Andrew Fox confined the fire to the extensively damaged building of fire origin, extinguishing the flames in just 36 minutes.
No injuries were reported.
Fire loss to Ladin's Liquor Delicatessen, Cash 4 Gold CP, Winnetka Check Cashing, and Raspados Y Churros Frutal is still being tabulated. The cause of the early morning fire remains under active investigation.
Dispatched Units: E72 E104 RA104 E84 RA84 E305 T105 E273 T73 BC17 BC15 E106 E296 T96 E293 E93 T93 CM42 EM17 BC10 T88 E288 UR88 E89 UR89 RA89 HR3 BC14 E105 E260 T60 E87 BC9 EA1 AR2
