At 1:04 p.m., six companies of Los Angeles firefighters, two LAFD rescue ambulances, one Arson Unit, one EMS battalion captain, and one Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Fred Mathis responded to a reported structure fire at 3537 S. Farmdale Ave. in the Crenshaw/Baldwin Hills area.
First units on the scene reported a one-story structure, 50-by-150, on the campus of Dorsey High School with heavy smoke showing. Firefighters using forceable entry tools, forced their way into the building and using handlines aggressively attacked the fire that was being held in check by the the school’s sprinkler system. The fire was extinguished in twelve minutes.
Further investigation by firefighters revealed that the building involved in fire was being used partially as a culinary arts classroom and a cafeteria. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is listed as under investigation. Fire damage is estimated at $250,000. ($200,000 structure and $50,000 contents).