Massive Fire Destroys Two North Hollywood Buildings

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A large fire consumed two buildings in North Hollywood on Monday night, sparking an arson investigation from the Los Angeles Fire Department that continued on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 9:07 p.m. Monday evening in the 5400 block of Tujunga Avenue, and burned for almost two hours before firefighters were able to reach a knockdown.

Firefighters arrived on the scene and saw the building fully engulfed in flames, according to Margaret Stewart of LAFD. The flames later spread to a second building, although Stewart said LAFD kept the fire from reaching a third building that was under construction.

111 firefighters were dispatched to fight the fire, which was mostly extinguished by 10:35 p.m. A full knock down was called just after 11 p.m. and no injuries were reported.

Power lines were also downed, forcing LADWP to de-energize the lines. According to the department, 1,200 customers were temporarily knocked off the grid.

An investigation from the LAFD Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section was set to resume on Tuesday.

"While this incident was reported as an outside fire extending into a building, LAFD Arson Section is on scene conducting the cause investigation," Stewart said.