Los Angeles – On Monday, December 15, 2008 at 5:04 AM, 7 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, all under the direction of Battalion Chief Leonard Thompson responded to a Structure Fire at 470 W 42nd St in the Exposition Park/Coliseum Area.
Firefighters arrived to find a two-story duplex with smoke showing from the second floor and fire in the attic. During the initial attack on the fire, Firefighters discovered a 63 year-old female inside the home. The patient was immediately provided with advanced life support intervention and transported to California Medical Center. The patient was declared deceased at the hospital.
The fire was confined to 1 unit and extinguished in just 36 minutes, with 59 Firefighters. The cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding the fatality are under investigation. The dollar loss has yet to be determined.
Written by Ron Myers, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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