Illegally Configured Home Cooking System Sparks Boyle Heights Blaze, Displacing 12

BOYLE HEIGHTS - A fast-moving non-injury fire in a two story residential fourplex caused more than a quarter-million dollars in damage, leaving 12 persons homeless early Wednesday morning.

The fire at 156 South Soto Street in Boyle Heights was reported at 3:44 AM on April 10, 2013, bringing the swift response of 34 Los Angeles Firefighters, who arrived to find a fire that had quickly extended from the rear of the structure to take strong hold of the attic.

LAFD crews held the bulk of flames within the attic, fully extinguishing the stubborn fire in just 35 minutes without injury. Twelve residents displaced by the flames were offered charitable and emotional assistance on-site by Disaster Action Team volunteers from the American Red Cross.

Loss from the fire is estimated at $280,000 ($200,000 structure & $80,000 contents). The blaze was reportedly sparked by an illegal cooking configuration involving propane cylinders.

Dispatched Units: E202 E2 T2 RA2 E25 RA25 EM1 BC1 E9 E4 T9 DC1

Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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