Crime & Safety

LA Firefighter Dragged From Burning YMCA Building; Body Found: Reports

Dramatic video shows firefighters dragging one of their own out of a burning YMCA facility in Lakewood. A body was reportedly found inside.

Dramatic video shows firefighters dragging one of their own out of a burning YMCA facility in Lakewood. A body was reportedly found inside.
Dramatic video shows firefighters dragging one of their own out of a burning YMCA facility in Lakewood. A body was reportedly found inside. (Google Maps)

LAKEWOOD, CA — Dramatic video showed Los Angeles County Firefighters dragging one of their own out of a burning YMCA facility in Lakewood, and a body was reportedly found inside.

The video, posted by Marc Cota-Robles of KABC-TV, showed crews surrounded by smoke using all their strength to pull out the firefighter early Thursday. The firefighter appeared to hold an oxygen mask to his face.

The blaze broke out around 1:40 a.m. at the YMCA Gymnastics Center on South Street, near Lakewood Boulevard, KCAL-TV reported.

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The body found inside was not a firefighter, according to reports.

Further details weren't immediately available.

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