A fire slightly damaged a commercial building in the downtown Los Angeles area Monday, but no one was hurt.
Firefighters sent to the 500 block of East Ninth Street shortly before 6 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire was reported in some combustible materials outside the building and slightly extended to some contents inside the structure, the LAFD reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.