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2 firefighters hospitalized after battling fire at Beverly Crest mansion

By Julie Sharp

Updated on: April 7, 2026 / 10:34 PM PDT / CBS LA

Firefighters contain greater alarm blaze at Beverly Crest mansion following hours-long battle

Los Angeles Fire Department crews knocked down flames at a four-story home in Beverly Crest, north of Sunset Boulevard, four hours after it began on Tuesday afternoon.

The house fire was reported around 1:45 p.m. in the 300 block of N. Delfern Drive. Originally, 100 firefighters were at the scene of the "greater alarm incident," and by about 4 p.m., about 150 firefighters were there, with "major emergency status" issued by LAFD.

LAFD crews battle Beverly Crest house fire. CBS LA

Crews initially observed light smoke on the second floor of the four-story, 24,000 square-foot home. Aerial footage showed firefighters tackling the blaze with hoses, standing on the roof. "Firefighters continue to battle multiple areas of fire in the attic," LAFD said nearly two hours after the fire broke out.

"We currently are in the offensive mode, which means fire companies have pulled off hand lines and they are currently up in that attic, trying to locate the seat of that fire and extinguish it as we speak," LAFD Capt. Anthony Tubbs said.

Nearly two hours after the house fire began, LAFD crews continue to battle flames. CBS LA

"A 24,000 square foot home is about the size of a commercial building. That's going to require a lot of manpower. It's going to require a lot of labor, time-consuming and it requires a lot of handlines and a lot of coordination."

All occupants and workers on the property are accounted for and safe, according to LAFD. One firefighter suffered some sort of injury while battling the blaze and was taken to a nearby hospital in fair to serious condition for what they called a medical emergency, LAFD officials said. A second firefighter was also hospitalized for heat exposure, crews said.

Around 5:50 p.m., LAFD declared a knockdown of all active flames.

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.