*Pre Arrival* LAFD Battling Massive Greater Alarm Structure Fire - Historic South Central LA

At around 12:50 AM last Thursday morning, Los Angeles Fire Department Engine 15 was dispatched to a reported rubbish fire at the 3700 block of South Grand Avenue. Engine 15 arrived on scene to find a large homeless encampment fire with exposures to a commercial building. Engine 15 requested a full structure response as the fire had extended into the commercial building. The firefighters went into an offensive attack to extinguish the fire. However, the fire continued to rapidly spread thus causing firefighters to switch into a defensive posture. Additional units were requested to help battle the fire as it was now shooting through the roof and starting to extend into an adjacent commercial building. Firefighters continued a defensive attack on the initial building and went into an offensive attack on the adjacent building. It took 99 firefighters just under 160 minutes to knock down the fire. The initial structure is a total loss while the adjacent structure suffered extensive damage. No injuries reported.

Units Due: AR1 BC1 BC11 BC13 BC18 CM22 E13 E14 E15 E203 E210 E211 E215 E221 E226 E233 E3 E33 E34 E46 EA1 EM11 HE1 HR3 RA15 RA46 RA803 RA815 SQ21 T10 T11 T15 T21 T26 T3 T33 UR3 UR88

Historic South Central, Los Angeles, CA - 2/25/21