LAFD Battles Greater Alarm Structure Fire- Hollywood

KNOCKDOWN Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#0476; 10:56AM; 1445 N Las Palmas Av; https://bit.ly/3P7yWw5; #Hollywood; *Corrected Address* LAFD responded with over 80 firefighters to a 9.082 sq-ft vacant two-story theater built in 1905. Firefighters spent the majority of the incident in defensive operations, as heavy fire compromised the structure, making it extremely hazardous to enter. Firefighters deployed hose lines, heavy streams, and ladder pipes from the exterior of the building and on adjacent rooftops. Despite the heavy fire load and structural collapse of the vacant structure, firefighters were able to successfully protect structures on three sides, including several homes, the Hollywood Guest Inn, and a multi-family residential building. Firefighters extinguished the flames in just under two hours. This address will be red tagged by the Department of Building and Safety due to the significant structural damage. Fire investigators from LAFD's Arson/Counter Terrorism Section arrived on scene for investigation and, in coordination with LAPD, have detained one person of interest for questioning. Thankfully, there were no injuries caused by this fire. The fire-cause investigation remains active. Nothing further.; FS 27; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 13; AR17 AR9 BC1 BC2 BC5 CM22 E203 E210 E227 E229 E235 E261 E27 E37 E41 E76 E82 E89 EA1 EM11 HR3 PI1 RA27 RA41 RA76 RA803 T10 T27 T29 T3 T35 T61 UR3 UR88; CH7; 13 14; Nicholas Prange