A fire at a three-story apartment building in East Hollywood Tuesday evening was knocked down in 34 minutes.
Firefighters responded to the building in the 1600 block of North Mariposa Avenue, between Western and Vermont avenues and Hollywood and Sunset boulevards, around 6 p.m. regarding a residential fire, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
“Firefighters initiated an offensive attack and located heavy smoke compartmentalized behind a Ponet (fire) door,” Stewart said.
It took 70 firefighters to contain the fire on the second floor of the apartment building that spread up the wall to the third floor, Stewart said.
Two residents were assessed for possible smoke inhalation. There were no reports of anyone being taken to a hospital.
It’s unclear what may have sparked the fire, and the cause is under investigation.