Firefighters Knock Down Bulk Of Flames Inside Vacant Van Nuys Building
Firefighters Knock Down Bulk Of Flames Inside Vacant Van Nuys Building
by Contributing Editor
Some 125 firefighters knocked down the bulk of the flames in a “major emergency fire” that burned a five-story, vacant office building in Van Nuys, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire inside the building at 7101 N. Sepulveda Blvd. was reported at 4:07 p.m. and was burning on all the floors, department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. The building was boarded up on all sides, he added.
No other buildings are threatened, Humphrey said, but firefighters have requested police assistance in moving a large contingent of homeless people from tents in an adjacent parking lot to prevent them from being injured by falling debris.
Initially, firefighters were forced to operate in a defensive manner using multiple heavy streams in attacking the fire from the building’s exterior only, Humphrey continued. The bulk of the flames were knocked down in 71 minutes.
The fire prompted the full closure of Sepulveda Boulevard between Vose Street and Sherman Way. Authorities advised the public to avoid the area. The closure will remain in effect until the LAFD completes its operations.
As firefighters work to complete full containment, the LAFD’s Urban Search and Rescue crews were preparing to enter the building to assess it for structural integrity, Humphrey said.
No injuries have been reported, and so far there was no indication that any person was missing in the fire, Humphrey said.
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