No injuries reported after blaze destroys fabric warehouse in downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES - A major emergency structure fire ignited inside a fabric warehouse in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, officials said.
It remains an emotional time for firefighters as Saturday night’s Toy District inferno that left 12 firefighters injured was heavy on crews’ minds.
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Firefighters arrived at Tuesday morning’s fire just after 3:50 a.m. to the warehouse located near Mateo and 11th streets.
Arriving firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the structure and “stubborn flames” inside the densely packed warehouse, Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The fire was declared a major emergency fire at 4:43 a.m. and a total of 112 firefighters were battling the fire, he said. A knockdown was called at 5:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
The name of the business was not immediately available.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
CNS contributed to this report.