Firefighters battled heavy flames in a commercial building fire downtown that spread to a nearby building and took one hour and 37 minutes to put out.
The fire was first reported at 1:43 a.m. in a two-story building at 1338 S. Flower St., between Venice and Pico boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart.
Video showed flames burning through the roof of the graffiti-covered building.
At 2:15 a.m., Stewart reported that the fire had spread to nearby commercial units in a separate building and that additional resources were requested.
Firefighters put out the flames in the original building first, and after pouring water on the fire from outside the second building, that blaze was snuffed by 3:20 a.m., she said.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters remained at the scene putting out hot spots, and drivers were advised to avoid the area, Stewart said.
Arson investigators were called to the scene to determine the cause of the fire, she said.
The location was the scene of another fire in November.