A person was in grave condition Thursday after a fire tore through a one-story house Thursday in Tarzana, which was later declared a crime scene.
Flames were visible around 12:27 p.m. Thursday as the first crews arrived at 18324 W. Friar Street, near Victory Boulevard and Reseda Park, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Police were called because the patient, a male of unknown age, had a firearm either in his possession or nearby, according to LAFD spokesman Jamie Stewart, who said the piece was secured.
About 35 firefighters responded and put the fire out in less than 20 minutes, Stewart said.
The patient was treated at the scene and then taken to a hospital, Stewart said.
The house was being treated as a crime scene, he said, and the Los Angeles Police Department and LAFD were in unified command regarding the blaze and investigation.