Firefighters battle apartment building fire in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA


Firefighters are working to control a fire in a multi-story apartment building at Beverly Blvd and N Vermont Ave. Smoke is seen from the attic and fire is confirmed in the basement. Crews are accessing multiple sides of the building to extinguish the fire. Nearby exposures are clear and under control.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
The fire on the first or second floor, we got good smoke coming out of our attic and no involvement.
00:08
learning it.
00:13
Take the, uh, from I-C, Jack Jen.
00:20
It looks like you got maybe a three-story apartment on the Charlie side there.
00:25
Any exposure issues there? Do we have any concern for the Bravo or Charlie exposures?
00:31
The Bravo exposure is clear and the Charlie exposures got good defensible space.
00:39
And copy that, how are we doing on the Charlie to get inside the thing?
00:43
Copy, we're making access right now off the Charlie, trying to find access to the second floor.
00:51
I think it's going to be off that alpha side, you know the alpha bravo.
00:56
Copy that. Forcible entry group, truck 92 from IAC on 10.
01:01
Go for force of entry.
01:04
How are we doing to get that alpha opened up? That probably would be the easiest access perhaps to get to the stairwells upstairs.
01:16
892, Roger.
01:17
Show you on scene.
01:22
You can attach us to that structure fire in 61's first in if they need an additional rescue.
01:30
I see from safety just for situation awareness.
01:34
This judge I have a basement.
01:37
Can you repeat the last part of that? I see from safety this does have a basement.
01:47
We do have a basement. We do have a basement.
01:49
The fire involvement in the basement.
01:56
We have a basement on this incident.
02:02
Be cautious because you make an entry.
02:05
Baseman, we do have basement.
02:11
At the intersection of Vermont, Beverly, and don't find a patient that matches description.
02:15
Do you have anything further forth?
02:18
Rescue 811, Roger.
02:20
We'll try the call back.
02:24
Division.
02:26
Agent 58's got a good knockdown on fire room.
02:30
We're just working on getting into the safety units and the floor access on Charlie.
02:37
Charlie Division from IC I copy.
02:41
You're making good headway on the first floor and looking for access to the second and you have the fire unit extinguished.
02:50
Making access to the Bravo side, it's fortified.
02:58
We did make access to the exposure next to the bravo side.
03:04
Both exposures are clear.
03:10
That's on your instant clock.
03:14
walls, perhaps balloon construction,
03:17
and making sure the thing ain't running up there through those stupid walls.
03:26
Engine 82, hydrogen, some handy talking on one.
03:33
New South Airport Boulevard.
03:38
Up Dave, smoke starting to lessen, warm, not too hot, no adding involvement.
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Location mentioned:
Beverly Blvd & N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
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