A fire that was quickly extinguished Monday at a vacant, two-story commercial building in the Westlake area is being investigated as a possible arson, authorities said.
The blaze in the 2700 block of West Wilshire Boulevard was reported just before 5 p.m., and was knocked down by 24 firefighters in about 23 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
LAPD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said in a statement that the first arriving crews found fires in more than one room on both the first and second floors.
“The Incident Commander requested LAFD Arson to respond for the investigation,” Stewart said.
Crews were still conducting a search of the building.