Crime & Safety

LA Firefighters Knock Down Studio City House Fire

Some 34 firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that engulfed a hillside home in Studio City early Saturday morning.

STUDIO CITY, CA — Some 34 firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that engulfed a hillside home in Studio City early Saturday morning, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Fire crews had the fire out within 32 minutes, he wrote.

Firefighters arrived on scene around 12:30 a.m. to find that the home's attic, walls and floor were involved with fire. Crews worked to protect belongings inside and cut ventilation holes in the roof before applying water resources to fight the blaze.

"The coordinated effort minimized damage from water, fire, and smoke," Prange wrote.

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There were no injuries and the cause of the fire was still under investigation Saturday.

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