NBCLA: LAFD Firefighters Rescue Two Trapped Inside a Burning Structure | January 17, 2024
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Published 2024-01-17
While initiating an offensive fire attack, the first engine company found two people trapped behind a double-keyed security gate inside the structure. Firefighters used forcible entry tools to access the area, and rescued two adult males, who were both transported to a local hospital (1 critical, 1 grave).
During the rescue, the fire continued to grow. The engine company resumed fire attack operations after rescuing the two patients, however the fire had grown rapidly. The crew was inside the structure when a flashover occurred. One member was found to have burns on their ears, but all four members of the crew were transported for observation at the hospital.
Ultimately, it took 48 firefighters 31 minutes to access, confine, and extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is under active investigation.