On Wednesday, November 28, at 1:11 PM, 14 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 3 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 98 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel joined by 1 civilian CERT Coordinator, all under the direction of Assistant Chief Daniel McCarthy responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 1031 South Santee Street in the Fashion District of Los Angeles.

Firefighters scrambled from an earlier fire in a nearby high-rise residential building to discover smoke showing from the rooftop of a 75' x 100' two-story commercial building.

As aerial ladders were swiftly extended to the arched truss roof, Firefighters deployed multiple hoselines through first floor retail space and second floor garment manufacturing to do battle with fierce fire in a vast attic that ran the length and breadth of the building.

Aided greatly by their coworkers skillful and timely use of chainsaws to perform vertical ventilation, Firefighters were able to limit fire spread, confining the flames to the attic and extinguishing fire in just 24 minutes.

There were no injuries.

Fire loss is estimated at $80,000 ($50,000 structure & $30,000 contents). The cause of this early afternoon blaze is categorized as electrical.