'Suspicious' Blaze in Cars Under Investigation

City fire department arson investigators were examining the scene of some suspicious vehicle fires at a North Hollywood apartment building today that also reportedly damaged one of the units, a fire official said, according to the City News Service.

Firefighters were dispatched to a two-story garden apartment building at 11847 W. Victory Blvd. at 4:12 a.m. A knock down was declared at 4:27 a.m., said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles City Fire Department.

According to emergency radio transmissions, the flames damaged three to four cars in the underground parking and spread to one of the apartment units, causing the displacement of several residents. Firefighters called the fires "suspicious'" and called out the arson unit. Scott confirmed that an arson investigator was dispatched to the scene, but had no other immediate information.

Also, according to emergency radio traffic, firefighters questioned whether these vehicle fires were connected to an earlier mobile home fire that ignited in North Hollywood. There was no word yet on the results of the arson investigation. And no damage estimate was immediately available.

–City News Service