Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out At Sherman Oaks Bike Shop
It took firefighters the better part of an hour to tackle a blaze and stop it from spreading to an adjacent business.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Firefighters needed 44 minutes Friday evening to extinguish a fire in a bicycle shop in Sherman Oaks.
Crews responded at 9:32 p.m. to the business located at 13711 Ventura Blvd., just west of Woodman Avenue, and found fire burning on the mezzanine and attic of the shop, according to Amy Bastman of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A total of 36 firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to adjacent businesses and knock down was declared at 10:16 p.m., Bastman said.
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No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
City News Service