LAFD: Downtown Commercial Building Saved | February 18, 2022

At 6:41AM on Friday, February 18, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 630 S San Pedro Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The first arriving fire companies reported heavy smoke showing from a two story, commercial building, doing business as ’ABC Toys’, and immediately requested additional resources. While truck companies headed to the roof for ventilation efforts, firefighters conducted forcible entry to ensure all portals of entry/exit were open and an interior fire attack deployed. Crews quickly encountered fire on the first floor and knocked it back. However, the blaze was already on the 2nd floor so they continued up to search out the seat of the fire. With heavy fire burning through the ventilation holes cut into the roof, firefighters knew there was a well-established attic fire. Interior fire attack continued to make their way up through the 2nd floor, battling back flames as they made access to the attic and made a direct attack on the blaze. In just 43