Crime & Safety
Electrical Fire in Harbor-Gateway Displaces 3, Causes $100K in Damage
The American Red Cross was helping to provide shelter for two adults and a child, none of whom were at home at the time of the fire
LOS ANGELES, CA - A electrical fire Friday at a one-story home in the Harbor Gateway area did about $100,000 in damage and displaced three residents, authorities said.
No one was injured in the fire, which was reported at 3:09 p.m. at 518 W. 121st St., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Twenty-six firefighters responded and knocked down the blaze in 21 minutes, Stewart said.
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The American Red Cross was helping to provide shelter for two adults and a child, none of whom were at home at the time of the fire, Stewart said.
The fire department also gave the family a $100 Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE) card for immediate necessities, she said.
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The cards are provided through the California Fire Foundation.
The fire did an estimated $25,000 in damage to the structure and $75,000 to its contents.
--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock
