Fire Damages Upper Floors Of Mid-City Duplex
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The upper section of a Mid-City duplex was damaged Wednesday in a non-injury fire, authorities said.
The fire in the 1400 block of South Ellsmere Avenue was reported at 2:27 a.m., Los Angeles City Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. The fire was knocked down in a little over half an hour.
An occupant of an upper floor unit initially fought the blaze with a fire extinguisher before escaping from the duplex, Stewart said.
No injuries were reported. Neither the cause of the blaze nor the resulting monetary loss were immediately determined.
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