Crime & Safety
Fire in Echo Park Causes Damage, No Injuries
The fire damaged the first floor of a building on North Coronado Street and Sunset Boulevard.
Flames caused significant damage to the commercial space on the first floor of a building on North Coronado Street and Sunset Boulevard, in Echo Park, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman said Monday.
The fire in the two-story, building with apartments on the second floor, was reported at 10:01 p.m. Sunday, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Main.
Flames were showing from the first floor when the first of 29 firefighters arrived at the scene, Main said.
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Knockdown was reported in 34 minutes, she said.
Two firefighters suffered non life-threatening injuries during the mop- up operation and had to be transported to hospitals with stable vital signs, Main said.
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The cause of the fire was under investigation, she said.
-City News Service
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