Greater Alarm Structure Fire 09/07/2024 INC#0866 - Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#0866; 11:59AM; 16816 W Saticoy St; #LakeBalboa; PRELIM: Defensive firefighting operations at a one-story automotive repair shop and several vehicles well involved with fire.; FS 90; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; BC10 BC12 BC14 BC15 CM40 CM42 E100 E103 E239 E273 E275 E287 E289 E290 E73 E81 E87 E88 E90 E95 EM15 HR3 RA87 RA889 RA903 SQ21 SQ95 T39 T73 T75 T87 T89 T90 UR88 UR89; CH9; 12 13; Brian Humphrey 09-07-24 12:13 PM

Knockdown - Greater Alarm Structure Fire 09/07/2024 INC#0866 - Knockdown - Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#0866; 01:02PM; 16816 W Saticoy St; #LakeBalboa; Despite oppressively hot weather (108° F), and multiple explosions within the fire building on LAFD arrival (believed related to vehicles and/or equipment typical of such premises) and structural compromise from intense flames, the 104 assigned firefighters took just 63 minutes in largely defensive firefighting operations to access, confine and fully extinguish heavy fire that consumed a 3,544 square foot one-story automotive body and paint repair facility ("New Century Auto Body & Paint"), as well as several vehicles within and adjacent to the business. No injuries were reported. The 70 year-old structure, of cinder block construction was not equipped with an optional fire sprinkler system. The cause of this greater alarm fire remains under investigation.; FS 90; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; BC10 BC12 BC14 BC15 CE83 CM40 CM42 E100 E103 E239 E260 E273 E275 E287 E289 E290 E60 E73 E81 E87 E88 E90 E95 EA2 EM15 EM17 HR3 JT4 PI2 RA100 RA104 RA87 RA889 RA903 SQ21 SQ95 T39 T60 T73 T75 T87 T89 T90 UR88 UR89; CH9; 12 13; Brian Humphrey 09-07-24 01:03 PM