A fire broke out in an apartment at a four-story building in Pacoima Thursday.
Crews responded about 7:55 a.m. to a four-story, garden-style apartment building at 10901 N. Laurel Canyon Blvd. and encountered smoke coming from the top floor of the building, which had three residential floors above one level of parking.
As smoke poured from a top floor unit, firefighters could be seen cutting ventilation holes in the structure’s roof.
“A well-coordinated interior fire attack and roof operation allowed 44 firefighters to extinguish the blaze in 22 minutes,” said LAFD spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton.
The sole occupant of the affected apartment was being evaluated by firefighters, none of whom were injured, Middleton said.
The cause of the fire was not immediately apparent.