10 Displaced in Woodland Hills Cooking Fire

WOODLAND HILLS, CA - Ten people were displaced displaced by a fire that started in a first-floor unit at Warner Center and one person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, fire officials said.

No other injuries were reported.

The blaze on the 5800 block of North Topanga Canyon Boulevard was caused by "carelessness while cooking," according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. He said nearly half of all residential fires are caused by cooking mishaps.

Primary damage was confined to the apartment where the fire began, but residents from three other units were also displaced by smoke damage, Humphrey said.

Those who were displaced are expected to find accommodations elsewhere, he said.

The cause and amount of damage remain under investigation.

City News Service