The roof of an apartment building that erupted in flames in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles collapsed as firefighters were responding Tuesday morning.
Crews were called to the fire burning in the two-story, garden-style apartment building in the 3200 block of James M. Wood Boulevard around 7:20 a.m. Heavy smoke was showing from the attic as firefighters arrived, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Sky5 was over the scene around 8 a.m., where nearly a dozen firefighters could be seen working on the roof of the building. “Firefighters, they’ve been working this fire for about 30 minutes and have made some really good progress,” KTLA’s Rich Prickett said. “I’ll tell you, it was really going, and it actually collapsed the roof.”
Crews declared the fire had been extinguished at 8:20 a.m., about an hour after the blaze was reported. There were no initial reports of injuries resulting from the fire, but the Red Cross was notified to assist with 18 displaced individuals, the Fire Department said.
James M. Wood Boulevard and Irolo Street were closed for about a block in each direction during the firefight. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
