Arson Investigation Underway In Blaze That Burned Hollywood Craftsman, 2 Nearby Buildings

HOLLYWOOD, CA — One person was injured in a fire that broke out at a boarded-up home in Hollywood and spread to two nearby buildings early Sunday morning.

Firefighters responded to two-story Craftsman home on Sunset Boulevard, just east of Highland Avenue, at around 4:30 a.m. The house had "heavy fire" on both floors, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Crews pulled one victim from the fire, who was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.

The fire spread to two nearby bungalows.

It took 70 firefighters an hour and 12 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

The LAFD's arson unit is investigating the cause of the fire.