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Fire burns through roof of downtown LA Garment District business

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“The heavy load of textiles still contain deep-seated hot spots, which will flare up as the debris is pulled apart within the building, which sustained a roof collapse and walls buckling,&#82…

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters battled a fire that burned through the roof of a textile business in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning, ultimately containing the flames to the unit of origin.

The flames burned through the roof of the two-story building, sending a huge plume of smoke into the air that was visible for miles and putting firefighters into a “defensive mode,” the LAFD said. The firefighters remained outside the building and prevented the flames from spreading in the building, which shares walls on either side with other businesses, the LAFD reported.

 

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