VIDEO: Aerial streams at strip mall fire at Pampanga’s Grill, 231 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles firefighters responded about 12:08 a.m. May 15, 2020 to a report of a commercial building fire at a Koreatown strip mall at 231 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles (near 3rd Street).
Seventy-one firefighters were assigned to the extra alarm fire.
Officials say the building was abandoned following several previous fire. The fire scene showed previous fire damage.
Arson investigators responded to the scene to determine the cause of the fire.
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— genderbabe (@4000gross) May 15, 2020
#StructureFire; INC#0004; 12:27AM; 231 S Vermont Av; https://t.co/KqNMfPAk6s; #Koreatown; LAFD is transitioning to a defensive mode in the fire fight against a one story strip mall (previous burn creating safety hazard with … https://t.co/6CwoJNMzEb
— LAFD (@LAFD) May 15, 2020
FS 6; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; BC1 BC11 BC18 BC5 CM22 E11 E13 E203 E210 E211 E220 E229 E26 E3 E35 E6 EM11 HR3 RA3 RA6 RA803 RA806 T10 T11 T20 T29 T3 UR3 UR88; CH9; 12; LAFD Contact: Margaret Stewart
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Injuries: None initially reported
Fire Damage/Property Damage Estimate: $Unknown
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