Andrew Wolfberg captured the beginning fire operations in the fire in the commercial building.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 6:13 a.m. September 23, to a fire reported at a vacant and boarded 53,500 square foot two-story commercial building at 2050 S Bundy Dr.
Five hours later, LAFD reported “Well coordinated and methodical efforts continue to fully extinguish deeply entrenched pockets of stubborn flames throughout the building, the site of previous fires, that has sustained severe structural damage from today’s blaze. No injuries have been reported.
Firefighting efforts continued into Tuesday, and LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey said, “Stubborn flames are burning deep within the tons of smoldering debris created by the fire in the 53,500 square foot building.”
Humphrey said that “bulldozers and other heavy mechanized equipment are at the scene to assist in strategic demolition and physical hazard abatement.”
The firefighters worked to prevent the flames from spreading to other nearby structures, including a hardware store, Humphrey said.
“Though no injuries have been reported, and no escalating or off-site hazard identified, pursuant to protocol, an LAFD Hazardous Materials team and Department of Building & Safety inspector have assessed the location, and environmental officials have been notified of the firefighting efforts and controlled demolition related to the unstable structure,” Humphrey’s said.
Humphrey told KNX a homeless person was seen leaving the building, which had been vacant for a couple of years, but was not injured.
Station 69, which is part of Battalion 9, West Bureau, was also onsite helping fight the fire, which is still under investigation.
Station 69 firefighters were called on the help fight the fire.
Photo: ANDREW WOLFBERG
All lanes of Bundy Drive between Olympic Boulevard and LaGrange Avenue were closed until LAFD operations were completed.
One of the former tenants was Henry Radio. The property owner failed to secure or monitor its property. The fire resulted in road closures, a massive firefighting operation, and air pollution.
After a two-day fire the twisted steel is all that remains of a two-story commercial building.
Photo: ANDREW WOLFBERG
(Editor’s note: Are property owners fined by the City, if they have not secured their property or if the building have become inhabited by squatters? Not only is it uninhabitable for those living there, but a danger for the neighborhood. This question was posed to Councilmember Traci Park’s office and if there is a response, the story will be updated.)
There are abandoned buildings all of the City Of LA that have squatters, and the City just twiddles their thumbs. Sound familiar?