A man in his 80s was killed Tuesday in a fire at a one-story, single-family home in Beverly Grove.
Los Angeles Fire Department fire crews responded at 4:03 a.m. Tuesday to 812 North Crescent Heights Boulevard, between Willoughby and Waring avenues where they found a man and a woman, both in their mid-80s, said LAFD spokesman Capt. Erik Scott.
Firefighters had to use a rotary saw to cut through metal bars on the home’s doors and windows, Scott said.
Both patients were taken to a hospital, where the man was pronounced dead, according to Scott.
The woman was in fair condition.
It took 54 firefighters 42 minutes to extinguish the flames, according to the LAFD.
Scott said parts of the home’s interior were cluttered, making the firefight more difficult, and there did not appear to be smoke alarms working when crews arrived.
The department’s Arson Section will be in charge of investigating the cause of the fire, as is standard in the case of a fatal fire.