Major Fire in LA Damages Three Buildings

Over 200 firefighters are currently attempting to deal with the fire, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

MOSCOW, December 8 (Sputnik) — Sections of two freeways in downtown Los Angeles were shut as a result of a major fire which occurred Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Over 250 firefighters are currently attempting to extinguish the blaze at a tall residential building with commercial space on its lower levels, the LA Fire Department’s spokesman told the newspaper. The building contained a total of 1.3 million square feet of floor space, with two thirds of it consumed by flames. The fire was mostly dealt with in 90 minutes, but firefighters still had to deal with hot spots afterwards, LAFD chief also said, according to the Los Angeles Times.

He also added that the cause of the fire and its extent are unknown at the moment.

 

Another Downtown LA fire drive-by #DTLA https://t.co/laySDJlHCA via @vine

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) December 8, 2014

101 Freeway was closed in both directions, while transition lanes between the 110 and 101 freeways were out of service, NY Daily News Reports.

Woah MT“@alirezat: Massive #fire in downtown #LosAngeles; 2 major freeways closed http://t.co/S5s52sQygi pic.twitter.com/0KGRgUDza9 #DTLA

— Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) December 8, 2014

Two other buildings on the same street were damaged by the fire. It is not clear yet what caused the fire.

200 firefighters on the scene of downtown #LosAngeles blaze. These photos from @passantino Frightening pic.twitter.com/fjEwDItbnV

— Natalia Cooper (@Natalia_Cooper9) December 8, 2014