Crime & Safety

Fire Crews Quell Shed, Commercial Building Fire Near Santa Monica

Firefighters in West L.A. Saturday knocked down a greater alarm fire that began at a shed and spread to a portion of another building.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Firefighters in West Los Angeles Saturday knocked down a greater alarm fire that began at a shed and spread to a portion of the second floor and attic of a two-story commercial building.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department -- with the assistance of Santa Monica firefighters -- dispatched at 11:13 a.m. to 12212 W. Pico Blvd. had the blaze out within 27 minutes of their arrival, said Brian Humphrey of the LAFD.

No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation.

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—City News Service