A fire damaged a residence in Lake Balboa Wednesday but no one was hurt.
Firefighters sent to the 17500 block of West Lorne Street at 5:16 a.m. extinguished the flames in a one-story home, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The fire spread into the attic of the house and an additional house was exposed to the fire.
Winds downed some power lines, and utility crews from the Department of Water and Power were notified.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. Firefighters searched the home and found no occupants. A woman who was displaced by the fire was being assisted by Red Cross personnel.