An outside fire that briefly threatened several structures in the Exposition Park area was quickly knocked down Monday, and no injuries were reported.
About three dozen firefighters responded around 4:10 p.m. to the fire in the 1100 block of West 37th Place, according the Los Angeles Fire Department. The flames were initially threatening a detached garage and a two-story residential fourplex.
Crews were able to contain the blaze within 12 minutes.
It was unclear what sparked the fire.