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Fatality Fire in Central-Alameda
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - One man perished and another was critically burned in a raging house fire in South Los Angeles. At 4:26AM on December 7, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1438 E 55th Street. The first arriving firefighters found a 1, 332 square foot, one…
Westwood Apartment Fire Kills One
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
WESTWOOD - Despite the swift response of firefighters, an apartment was damaged by flames early Thursday morning, and sadly took the life of one man. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified by the 9-1-1 call at 1:57 AM on December 3, 2020, to respond to a structure fire at 1749 South…
LAFD Battles Downtown LA Commercial Blaze
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN - A commercial structure fire in Downtown LA on Wednesday evening took over 100 firefighters and nearly two hours to extinguish. LAFD responded to the 500 block of E 9th St at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, to find heavy fire in a large two-story commercial building.…
Deadly Pacoima Plane Crash
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PACOIMA - A small plane crashed near Whiteman airport, killing the only person on board, and setting landscape vegetation and multiple cars and on fire. LAFD responded on Thursday, November 12, 2020, to the 10600 block of North Sutter Avenue to find a small aircraft that made a high impact crash on a…
LAFD Battles Flames in Vacant Dental Office
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PALMS - A massive fire caused the roof of a vacant dental building to collapse. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 11:20 AM, 91 LAFD firefighters battled a greater alarm two-story commercial structure fire at 10801 W Venice Blvd in the Palms community. After an initial interior (offensive) attack,…
Man Perishes in Eagle Rock Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
EAGLE ROCK - Despite the swift response of firefighters, a home in northeast Los Angeles was destroyed by flames Monday evening and sadly took the life of one man. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified by the 9-1-1 call of a neighbor at 5:44 PM on November 9, 2020, to respond to a structure…
Early Morning Fire Claims Life of Harbor Gateway Man
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
HARBOR GATEWAY - An early morning fire in a Harbor Gateway home took the life of an 81 year old man.  At 6:34AM, on November 8, 2020, the Los Angeles City Fire Department and one engine from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at in the 500 block of W 157th…
Fireball Engulfs LAFD Firefighters Sending Eleven to the Hospital
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - On May 16, 2020, a massive fireball engulfed 11 Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters while they were battling a commercial building fire in downtown Los Angeles, sending them all to the hospital with burn injuries.  UPDATE: November 30, 2020 The most…
Greater Alarm Blaze in Downtown LA
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
Fire blew through the roof and into the night sky as firefighters battled to save clothing businesses in Downtown Los Angeles. At 8:03PM on October 30, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 917 S San Julian Street in Downtown LA. The first…
LAFD Debuts the RS3: First Robotic Firefighting Vehicle in the United States
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department debuted the first robotic firefighting vehicle in the United States, putting it to use on its first day in service. The Thermite RS3 (manufactured by Textron: Howe & Howe Technologies) is a compact, low-center of gravity, wide chassis, industrial robotic…
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