Overview
- The parking-structure blaze started a little before 8:40 p.m. Friday and quickly engulfed several vehicles before Los Angeles Fire Department crews extinguished the flames.
- One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the fire, according to LAFD statements.
- Firefighters found a large pile of fireworks on the property after putting out the fire and requested LAPD bomb squad or ordnance teams to move the potential explosives.
- LAFD closed nearby roads and evacuated adjacent buildings while arson investigators and police secured the scene and continued their work.
- Officials say the cause remains under investigation and that the presence of fireworks will be examined, a matter that carries added significance because fireworks use rises for the Independence Day holiday.