Crews quickly knocked down a structure fire reported at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Los Angeles Fire Department cited the incident at 4:16 p.m., and firefighters responded to reports of moderate smoke showing on the first floor of the arena located at 1111 S. Figueroa St.
Upon arrival, LAFD said crews were pointed to the source of the smoke coming from a storage room on the first floor.
The sprinklers were activated in the arena, according to LAFD, and firefighters went into offensive mode, “establishing a hose lay to then locate the seat of the fire.”
In a 4:45 p.m. update, LAFD said there was a significant decrease in the billowing smoke seen in a kitchen area, and that firefighters were working to isolate the source, possibly within the piping.
“There is no visible, active fire,” LAFD said. “There were fire sprinkler activations on the 1st and 2nd floor, which will require an extensive water removal operation. Please avoid the area at Figueroa x 12th.”
Footage from Citizen.com showed at least nine firetrucks parked outside the former Staples Center.
Five minutes later, the fire department announced that crews had officially achieved a knockdown.
“Firefighters located the source within the ducting system in Sub Level 1 up to the 1st floor,” read LAFD’s final update. “Crews will remain on scene for a water removal operation. No injuries reported. No further details.”
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