Crime & Safety
Woman Rushed To Hospital From Apartment Fire In South LA
A 70-year-old woman was injured in the fire, authorities said. Firefighters rescued four dogs from the home.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A 70-year-old woman was injured Saturday in a greater fire alarm fire at a two-story apartment building in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
Firefighters were sent to 808 W. 68th St., just east of Vermont Avenue, at 12:19 p.m. Saturday and had the blaze out within 28 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
The fire damaged one unit on the first floor of the two-story, 16-unit structure. The 70-year-old victim was rushed to a hospital, where her condition was not immediately available. A 73-year-old man at the location declined medical treatment.
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Firefighters rescued four dogs from the home, the department said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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— City News Service
