Crime & Safety
Fire Tears Through Pacific Palisades Home
A home in Pacific Palisades was badly damaged by fire Thursday night before crews could put out the blaze.
Full engaged home in #pacificpalisades tonight. #lafd moved quickly to knock down - once they arrived. 911 went unanswered for many critical minutes-even w/a recording pointing many frantic callers to an 877 # to report a fire. ACS security tried their best as 1st on scene pic.twitter.com/R8YJqi7d0U
— Wes Nichols (@wesnichols) March 29, 2019
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — A fire damaged a two-story home in Pacific Palisades Thursday night before firefighters were able to put it out.
Crews battled the fire inside a townhouse for about 25, minutes before extinguishing the blaze. The fire broke out at at 7:04 p.m, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The flames tore through a 4,806-square foot, two-story home at 16880 Avenida de Santa Ynez.
The department dispatched 30 firefighters to the scene and knocked down the flames, Humphrey said.
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No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remained under investigation, Humphrey said.
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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