Firefighters took up defensive positions Saturday outside a smoky blaze inside a vacant, 10,000-square-foot commercial building in Panorama City.
The fire was first reported at 2:37 p.m. Saturday at 14651 W. Roscoe Blvd., just west of Balboa Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Lyndsey Lantz said. The 103 firefighters put out the flames in just under an hour.
“All companies are in defensive mode, fighting fire from the exterior with heavy streams including large-diameter hand lines, ladder pipes, wagon batteries and portable monitors,” Lantz said. “Primary safety concerns include structural integrity and the intense heat.”
One corner of the building collapsed, she said. The single-story building was the site of previous fires.
Representatives of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety were summoned to survey the building’s structural integrity, Lantz said.
The flames did not spread to nearby structures and no injuries were reported, she said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, Lantz said.
News video showed flames through the roof of the building and black smoke billowing out.
Traffic on Roscoe Boulevard was disrupted by the fire and firefighting equipment.