Operations & Training

Three Injured in Los Angeles Apartment Building FIre

Sept. 13, 2024

Three Chinatown buildings were affected by the early Friday fire, Los Angeles Capt. Adam VanGerpen said.

Three people were injured, one critically, when an early morning fire in an apartment building under construction spread to their structure.

Los Angeles Capt. Adam VanGerpen told CBS: "So we have a total of three buildings that have been affected right now. But there's going to be some smoke damage, And we have firefighters in a fourth building as well."

The cause remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.