Fatality Fire in Koreatown
Monday, January 1, 2018
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
Fatality fire at Koreatown senior living apartment building
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Creative Commons Licensed For Your Use: LAFD Photo | Eric FrenchLos Angeles-
A late night kitchen fire took the life of a 74 year old man in Koreatown.
At 10:48PM the responded to a reported structure fire at in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles.
Firefighters arrived to find a 16 story, senior-living, apartment building with no visible fire. As crews made their way into the building to investigate, they located a fire in one unit on the 3rd floor.
With fire attack underway, firefighters searched for any occupants and located the elderly resident. He was immediately taken outside and to a waiting ambulance.
Sadly, the man was beyond medical help. responded to the scene to assume responsibility for the death investigation and will provide official cause of death.
The , built in 1969, was undergoing a sprinkler retro-fit and the sprinkler inside the unit was not activated. At least one smoke alarm was present and sounding when firefighters entered the unit.
LAFD Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section are actively investigating the cause of the fire.
