Firefighters battled flames at a commercial building where textiles were stored for over an hour before knocking it down Saturday.
Fire crews were called at 4:18 a.m. to 520 E. 9th St. where they found a two-story structure with smoke showing, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
The building’s sprinkler system had activated and that allowed firefighters to get control of the flames, which had made their way to the building’s mezzanine where textiles were stored, Prange said.
The blaze was extinguished in 61 minutes by 92 firefighters and no injuries were reported.
Prange said cause of the fire is under investigation.