Fire Officials Looking into Cause of Sherman Oaks Apartment Fire

Los Angeles investigators are still looking into the cause of an apartment fire in Sherman Oks that occurred over the weekend. No one was harmed, a city fire official said.

It was reported at 3:26 p.m. Saturday  in the 4300 block of Ventura Canyon Avenue, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Rescuers arriving at the location reported flames in the kitchen area of an upstairs unit in the two-story building, Humphrey said.

With 27 firefighters on the scene, the blaze was under control in less than 20 minutes, Humphrey said.

Fire officials were able to hold the fire mostly to the kitchen area in the 55-year-old building, which did not have fire sprinklers, Humphrey said.