Greater Alarm Fire in Boyle Heights
At 9:15PM on October 11, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 400 block of S Soto St in Boyle Heights. Firefighters arrived to find a three story, vacant center hall building (an old hospital) with heavy fire showing. 85 LAFD firefighters extinguished the large blaze in 63 minutes. Firefighters conducted a rapid interior search in the early stages and found no patients inside. Crews withdrew and engaged in a defensive attack for the remainder of the fight. Firefighters conducted a secondary search after the fire was out, finding no patients. There were no reported injuries. LAFD Arson Section responded for the investigation as per protocol for a fire of this size.
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LAFD Incident: 101120-1232
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Greater Alarm Fire in Boyle Heights
At 9:15PM on October 11, 2020 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 400 block of S Soto St in Boyle Heights. Firefighters arrived to find a three story, vacant center hall building (an old hospital) with heavy fire showing. 85 LAFD firefighters extinguished the large blaze in 63 minutes. Firefighters conducted a rapid interior search in the early stages and found no patients inside. Crews withdrew and engaged in a defensive attack for the remainder of the fight. Firefighters conducted a secondary search after the fire was out, finding no patients. There were no reported injuries. LAFD Arson Section responded for the investigation as per protocol for a fire of this size.
© Photo by Robert Navarro
LAFD Incident: 101120-1232
Connect with us: LAFD.ORG | News | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit | Twitter: @LAFD @LAFDtalk