A massive downtown Los Angeles fire - engulfing numerous apartment buildings - has blocked the northbound 101 Freeway and looks set to make the usual disastrous traffic in LA even more unbearable today. As The LA Times reports, [3] more than 250 firefighters battled the blaze at an apartment tower under construction in the 900 block of Fremont Avenue. The images are simply stunning...
Luve Feed (via NBC):
Incredible...
Two freeways were closed as firefighters battled a large blaze in downtown Los Angeles early Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
"It's a large building, about a block long. The whole building is a total loss. The fire did spread into two neighboring buildings," said David Ortiz, a spokesman for the fire department. "The fire was going across the freeway."
Ortiz said there were no reports of injuries or fatalities in the fire, which consumed an apartment building that was still under construction.
He said more than 250 firefighters fought the fire, which was reported after 1:20 a.m. PST, and which was under control by 4:30 a.m. PST.
The fire was under control but not extinguished, and freeways would be opened soon, Ortiz said.
The fire spread to two neighboring buildings, including an office building on North Figueroa Street, where several stories were damaged by fire and water.
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Stunning images...
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Portions of 101&110 fwys closed due to large apartment fire; 200+ firefighters on scene http://t.co/cLyMCp7TrQ [10] pic.twitter.com/zEzGloupXt [11]
— KTLA (@KTLA) December 8, 2014 [12]
Massive LA Fire Consumes Three Towers, Shuts Down Freeways http://t.co/wLv2pudyOS [13] pic.twitter.com/KKpncroAqv [14]
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) December 8, 2014 [15]
The fire in Downtown LA looks really bad! Hope everyone there's alright, there's over 250 firefighters there... - pic.twitter.com/qIFEVAcuFP [16]
— Oliver Sellors (@prophAcid) December 8, 2014 [17]
Smoke plume from big LA fire looked like a storm on weather radar from Orange County pic.twitter.com/vk3Wr6Ug5l [18]
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) December 8, 2014 [19]
The huge fire in downtown LA last night... Hope everyone's alright out there! pic.twitter.com/3qWyrk0xaq [20]
— Just Becca (@_Becca32) December 8, 2014 [21]
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Perhaps - like Blackstone believes - the apartment market is really going up in smoke... and a fire-sale was the best option