At least one person was injured in a massive multi-alarm apartment fire in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Thick black smoke billowed over the two-story apartment complex located at the intersection of West 7th Street and S Hoover Street, within the Westlake District neighborhood, as more than 100 firefighters responded to battle the massive blaze, FOX 11 reported. The Angels.
Emergency response teams quickly contained the flames, enacting a “surround and drown” strategy to prevent other nearby structures from catching fire.
The remaining residents in the building have been safely evacuated, FOX 11 reported.
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Firefighters battle spruce inside a two-story Westlake apartment building on Thursday, January 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA.
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The Los Angeles Police Department initially responded to the scene before the fire broke out following a disturbance call.
After officers arrived on the scene, a non-compliant suspect inside the building refused their instructions and started setting things on fire, local news station KNX News reported.
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The suspect was believed to be armed with a knife and blocked the door of the apartment with a sofa, KCAL News reported.
The unidentified man then began setting the objects on fire and throwing them at the officers, according to the report.
The suspect then jumped from a balcony of the apartment after it caught fire and was arrested, according to KCAL News.
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Firefighters battle spruce inside a two-story Westlake apartment building on Thursday, January 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA.
(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Strong winds in the area blew the plume of smoke nearly horizontal and undoubtedly contributed to the rapid spread of the flames throughout the building.
While consuming most of the building, the fire was extinguished within an hour, according to KNX News.
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The Red Cross and the Los Angeles Mayor’s Crisis Response Team assisted residents who were displaced by the fire.
Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
