Raging Fire Destroys Commercial Building In South LA

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A large fire completely destroyed a commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles early Thursday morning, and heavily damaged a second building.

The fire broke out a little before 1 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Grand Avenue, near the 110 Freeway and east of Exposition Park.

The fire tore through a one-story commercial building before spreading to an adjacent two-story building, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports.

It took nearly 100 firefighters more than 2 ½ hours to bring the blaze under control. There were no reported injuries.

Crews were expected to remain on scene throughout the morning to remove debris and conduct overhaul operations.

Arson investigators were on scene. There was no word on a cause.