Fire in downtown L.A. high-rise quickly extinguished
No injuries are reported after flames erupt in a garment manufacturing business on the top floor of a nine-story building. The cause is under investigation.
Firefighters extinguished a small blaze at a downtown Los Angeles high-rise within minutes this afternoon, officials said.
The fire was reported about 4:15 p.m. on the top floor of the nine-story building at 830 S. Hill St., where a garment manufacturing business operated, said Asst. Fire Chief Robert Franco of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
About 30 firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 15 minutes, Franco said. No injuries were reported.
The source of the fire was a bundle of rags found on the floor, Franco said. The cause of the blaze is believed to be accidental but is still being investigated, he said.
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