LAFD Extinguish Fire Near Strip Mall

November 4, 2024 ·

Photo courtesy of Spencer Davis.

SHERMAN OAKS—On October 30, the Los Angeles Fire Department battled a structure fire near a strip mall. The incident was reported at 9:11 p.m., at 13443 W Ventura Blvd. Offensive firefighting operations at a two-story strip mall with fire showing from one business on the first floor.

By 9:35 p.m., the first arriving 32 LAFD firefighters took just 24 minutes to access, confine and extinguish flames within one ground floor business at a the rear of a two-story garden-style strip mall. There were no reported injuries as a result of the fire. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

By Trevor

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