Firefighters took up defensive positions Saturday outside a smoky fire that was consuming 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., the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Lyndsey Lantz said.
“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, Lantz added.
It appeared the flames would not spread to nearby structures and no injuries were reported, she said.
Traffic on Roscoe Boulevard was disrupted by the fire and firefighting equipment.