North Hollywood Apartment Attic Catches Fire

Originally posted at 3:11 p.m. Sept. 14, 2014. Edited to add photo.

A North Hollywood apartment building suffered heavy damage today in a fire that started in the attic and burned for less than an hour, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The two-story structure fire was reported at 1:50 p.m. at 11560 Friar St. and was knocked down in 46 minutes, LAFD Spokesman Brian Humphrey said.

Eighty-eight firefighters were dispatched to the building, which experienced some form of small structural collapse, Humphrey said.

No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation, he said.

The needs of the apartment building’s residents were being evaluated by the American Red Cross, Humphrey said.

--City News Service

PHOTO Patch file photo credit: Ajay Singh.

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