The fire was reported about 5:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of South Los Angeles Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The flames burned through the roof of the two-story building and a plume of smoke could be seen for miles from downtown Los Angeles, "The Incident Commander has withdrawn companies and transitioned to defensive mode, exterior-only fire attack," the LAFD said in a statement about 6:30 a.m. About 120 firefighters were working to extinguish the flames and prevent them from spreading to other buildings.
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