A fire in a one-story house in Northridge Monday evening was knocked down in 21 minutes by 26 firefighters.
The fire in the 8300 block of Melvin Avenue near Roscoe Boulevard was reported around 9:10 p.m., according to spokeswoman Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The property owner confirmed that the house is used for storage and no one lives in it.
The cause of the fire and amount of damage are under investigation.