HUNTINGTON PARK (CNS) - A fire heavily damaged a commercial building in Huntington Park today, but no one was hurt.
The blaze was reported about 10:40 a.m. in the three-story building in the 2000 block of Belgrave Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A large plume of black smoke could be seen from miles away from the fire, which burned through the roof of the building. Firefighters went into a defensive mode and prevented the flames from spreading to other structures in the area.
The fire was extinguished in about two hours, but some firefighters remained on scene dousing hot spots.
Personnel from the Vernon Fire Department assisted county firefighters in dousing the flames.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
#BelgraveIC @LACOFD Firefighters performing the difficult work of overhaul. Dozier team 25’s excavator exposes charred debris as firefighters poor water and class A foam on this partially collapsed structure. LA County Fire HAZMAT teams on scene monitoring smoke and water runoff pic.twitter.com/Nltu9zQ1qV
— LA County Fire (@LACoFDPIO)
February 13, 2019 Battalion 13 units on a 2nd Alarm commercial building fire in Huntington park. @LACOFD assisted by Vernon FD. This is the #BelgraveIC incident. pic.twitter.com/n7nYeqJDrS
— LA County Fire (@LACoFDPIO)
February 13, 2019 COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE | #HuntingtonPark FS164 | E164 reports smoke and fire showing out of large 2 story concrete tilt-up commercial building at 2000 block of Belgrave Ave | 2nd alarm initiated | Belgrave IC#LACoFD#BelgraveIC
— LA County Fire (@LACoFDPIO)
February 13, 2019
