Structure Fire in Downtown, Los Angeles - LAIT911

Structure Fire

Total Responding Units: 20

Additional Information

  Incident Type: Structure Fire
  Initial Dispatch: Explosion
  Timestamp: 10-06-23 08:16 PM
 
  Neighborhood: Downtown
  Address: 2039 S Santa Fe Ave
  Intersection: S Santa Fe Av x E Washington Blvd

  Council District: Kevin de León (14)
  LAFD: Central (FS17, BC1)
  LAPD: Newton (1309)

  Latitude/Longitude: 34.0199, -118.2304

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LAFD Press Release

Explosion 10/06/2023 INC#1726 - Explosion; INC#1726; 08:16PM; 2328 E Washington Bl; ; #DowntownLA; Two-story row of commercials with structural damage, and signs of a previous explosion. No active fire. No further explosions. No current escalating or off-site hazard. No injuries. LAFD Hazardous Materials specialists are on scene to assess the scene, investigate, and determine a safe course of action. Since there is no escalating hazard, firefighters will slow down, isolate the area, and proceed in a slow and methodical manner, with caution.; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC11 E14 E17 E21 E221 E9 EM1 RA14 RA17 SO1 SQ21 T21 T9; CH9; 13; Nicholas Prange 10-06-23 08:42 PM

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Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp Unit ID Unit Status
10-06-23 10:42 PM AR12 On Scene
10-06-23 10:42 PM AR1 On Scene
10-06-23 10:23 PM ER1 On Scene
10-06-23 09:32 PM JT6 On Scene
10-06-23 08:40 PM CM20 On Scene

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No active fire or current threat, LAFD resources not moving into the structure, awaiting additional resources in what was being described as a possible CBD or other drug manufacturing plant. [verified]
10-06-23 08:42 PM | fsv
Firefighters from the adjacent roof can see a partial structural collapse. [verified]
10-06-23 08:33 PM | fsv
Water might be flowing inside from a sprinkler that may have extinguished the fire inside. Firefighters have not yet made entry, awaiting gas reading before using entry tools. [verified]
10-06-23 08:31 PM | fsv
No sign of fire, smoke coming out of blown-out windows from the front. [verified]
10-06-23 08:25 PM | fsv
Two story roll up commercials. Smoke showing, signs of an explosion. [verified]
10-06-23 08:24 PM | fsv