Firefighters Quell Fire At 3-Story Downtown LA Apartment Building

LOS ANGELES, CA — Firefighters knocked down a blaze at an apartment building in downtown Los Angeles Monday that was initially reported as a lithium ion battery on fire, authorities said.

Firefighters were dispatched at 11:02 a.m. Monday to 315 E. Seventh St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

No injuries were reported. It was not immediately known what burned at the three-story structure, but fire officials later clarified that it was not a lithium ion battery.

— City News Service