![]() ![]() “I was scared we would lose our house when started,” said Soto that evening as the fire was nearly extinguished. Residential areas were also nearby the fire and crews had to evacuate civilians from the area.Īntonio Soto and his wife live next door to the storage unit, and were called out of their house as the fire started. The store owner was able to run into the building to retrieve his dog, who was stuck inside when their neighbor caught fire. “She thought it was our business because we have all of these hair products.” “My partner and I were coming back from the grocery store, and we saw the smoke,” said Lofton. He watched anxiously as the smoke poured over his shop but was relieved that the fire did not spread. There are no reported injuries, but the fire is threatening nearby businesses.ĭwayne Lofton’s hair product business, Expose, is next to the storage facility. that the fire was upgraded to a third-alarm fire. The LA County fire department later tweeted at 4 p.m. “With this being a second-alarm fire, a commercial building and having difficult access issues, I imagine we are going to be here for a few hours.” “Our main concern is extinguishing it in a safe and effective manner,” he said. Officer Matheny says the cause of the fire cannot be determined until it is put out. He said the fire is a “second-alarm fire,” meaning that over 80 firefighters are called to extinguish the blaze. “We initially started with an offensive attack, where our units went into the building to aggressively fight the fire until they realized conditions were too dangerous,” Matheny described. They believe there is a high risk for a roof collapse. ![]() The public information officer says firefighters are in a “defensive fire attack.” They stay outside and pour water into the building. He continued to say the building’s attic is allowing the fire to spread throughout the building. “With only one entrance and exit, it’s very narrow.” “This is a multi-unit storage facility with a center hallway, which makes it difficult for access points,” said Matheny. LA County fire department public information officer Jonathan Matheny described the fire crews’ obstacles as they battle the flames. and they are still working to contain the blaze four hours later. LA County fire department was called at 2:30 p.m. An Extra Space Storage facility caught fire in Bellflower this afternoon, sending enormous amounts of smoke into the air that could be seen from miles away. ![]()
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