Updated Friday, Oct. 18 – 3:30 pm
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire in a residential building several blocks west of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles Medical Center.
The fire, which started at about 11:45 am Friday, was isolated to the 11th floor of 11700 block of Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
KTLA reports five residents, including a child, and three firefighters were treated for injuries; the child was in critical condition while the three firefighters were taken to Grossman Burn Center — two with leg burns and one with an ear burn.
According KTLA, the blaze was kept to a two-bedroom unit and knocked down in 71 minutes, with 214 firefighters responding.
NBC reports the building was completed in 1961 and was not equipped with a sprinkler system.
Wilshire Boulevard was shut down and alternates like San Vicente and Santa Monica Boulevard were filled with heavy traffic.
Flames Doused On 11th Floor In West LA Residential Building
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