Using defensive firefighting tactics and ladder pipes as they attacked heavy flames at a row of commercial buildings, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were able to contain and extinguish a fire at a restaurant Wednesday in Boyle Heights.
Fire crews were called at 3:17 a.m. to 3539 E. 3rd St. near Indiana Street where they began battling the flames, LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange said.
It took 30 firefighters 19 minutes to extinguish the fire.
Crews will remain at the scene for an extended period of time to chase down hidden hot spots and overhaul the building, Prange said.
No injuries were reported.