Fire Spreads to Apartment Building, Home and RV in Los Angeles’ Westlake
Incident near 525 S. Union Ave. began Saturday afternoon, injuring a firefighter and prompting a large LAFD response.
An outside fire spread to multiple structures in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood Saturday afternoon, injuring a firefighter and prompting a large response from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire was reported at 12:58 p.m. near 525 S. Union Ave., according to LAFD. Flames from the initial blaze extended into a two-story apartment building, a single-family home and an RV.
A firefighter was injured during the response, though the nature of the injury was not specified in the initial report.
First reported by KTLA: Los Angeles.
Prepared with AI assistance from the cited sources.
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