A fire damaged a two-story residential building in the Pico-Union area Monday, but no one was hurt.
The fire was reported about 12:45 p.m. in the triplex in the 1400 block of South Burlington Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The flames, which burned through the roof of the building, were extinguished in 26 minutes, the LAFD reported.
“Firefighters conducted salvage operations inside … and attacked the fire from ladders up into the attic space in addition to the truck company assisting from the roof,” Stewart said.
Investigators sought the cause of the fire, which may have been related to a “roofing operation,” Stewart said.