Person in critical condition after mattress in Century City apartment catches fire
A person is in critical condition after their mattress in their Century City apartment caught on fire on Friday morning.
Crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to calls from a garden-style apartment building on the 10000 block of West Bellwood Avenue around 5:48 a.m.
When they arrived, they found smoke coming from a second-floor unit. The LAFD said the fire was contained to a mattress inside the apartment.
The blaze was knocked down around 6:06 a.m. One person was taken to a local burn center in critical condition.
Assistance from the LAFD Arson and LAPD was requested.
It is unclear how the fire started.
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