Crews knock down large structure fire in downtown Los Angeles
Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished a greater alarm blaze, dubbed the “Crocker Fire,” at a one-story commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Thursday evening.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene, located at 832 S. San Pedro St., at around 9:41 p.m. where flames were seen burning through the structure’s roof, LAFD said, adding that crews initially took a defensive position with the fire, fighting it from the perimeter.
Aerial footage from Sky5 showed a large presence of first responders at the scene. While they attempted to extinguish the blaze from a portion of the structure’s roof, firefighters also worked to keep the fire from spreading to other nearby structures.
It took 117 firefighters approximately 74 minutes to knock down the blaze where at least three units in the structure, which contained businesses with dense interior storage, including textiles, heavily burned, LAFD said.
Crews were expected to remain at the scene overnight to “salvage and overhaul a large amount of smoldering debris,” officials added.
L.A. firefighters battle a greater alarm structure fire in downtown on June 15, 2023. (KTLA)
L.A. firefighters battle a greater alarm structure fire in downtown on June 15, 2023. (KTLA)
L.A. firefighters battle a greater alarm structure fire in downtown on June 15, 2023. (KTLA)
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Source: KTLA Los Angeles
