A person was injured after they jumped from a burning building in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood Sunday morning.
According to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert, the fire broke out at a “mixed garden-style” apartment building with a center hall layout just before 11:30 a.m.
The four-story building, located at 140 South Reno Street near Beverly Boulevard, was well-involved with heavy smoke showing from the roof when crews arrived, LAFD originally stated.
A person jumped was injured after they jumped from a burning building in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood Sunday morning. (Citizen App) A person jumped was injured after they jumped from a burning building in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood Sunday morning. (Citizen App) A person jumped was injured after they jumped from a burning building in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood Sunday morning. (Citizen App) A person jumped was injured after they jumped from a burning building in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood Sunday morning. (Citizen App)
Video posted to the Citizen App shows a thick plume of smoke rising from the structure as concerned onlookers began gathering in the street. Firefighters were seen fighting the fire – which appeared to have started in a second-floor hallway – through the roof.
The blaze, which extended from the second to the third floor, was knocked down just before noon, fire officials confirmed.
“There are multiple units involved in the fire, [but] the number of displaced residents is unknown at this time,” LAFD said in their latest update. “One patient – who jumped from the second floor – is being assessed and their condition is unknown.”
Arson investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze.
