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Over 100 Firefighters Descend on California Shopping Center to Battle Massive Blaze
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massive fire has consumed a one-story, L-shaped strip mall on 207 S. Vermont Ave in the Koreatown area of
Los Angeles, California, the state's fire department confirmed late
Thursday.
Officials detailed in a news alert that the structural fire was reported at
6:40 p.m., local time, and that the first batch of emergency responders had "opened a hole in the roof" that prompted a "heavy fire showing."
An alert issued by the Los Angeles Fire Department details that
over 100 firefighters have responded to a scene, and that
no injuries have been reported.
Los Angeles Fire Department reads: "This is now a defensive operation and crews are working to
defend exposed buildings."
