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| Los Angeles high-rise fire: firefighters rescue residents from roof | Los Angeles high-rise fire: firefighters rescue residents from roof |
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| One critically injured in ‘suspicious’ blaze that started on sixth-floor balcony of 25-story building | One critically injured in ‘suspicious’ blaze that started on sixth-floor balcony of 25-story building |
| Los Angeles firefighters rescued terrified residents from the rooftop of a 25-story residential building, where a fire broke out on a sixth-floor balcony and sent choking smoke billowing through the upper levels. | Los Angeles firefighters rescued terrified residents from the rooftop of a 25-story residential building, where a fire broke out on a sixth-floor balcony and sent choking smoke billowing through the upper levels. |
| One person was critically injured. | One person was critically injured. |
| Officials said early reports that some people may have jumped were not true. Some people who fled to the roof of the building were rescued by helicopters. The fire chief, Ralph Terrazas, said the fire had been deemed “suspicious”. | Officials said early reports that some people may have jumped were not true. Some people who fled to the roof of the building were rescued by helicopters. The fire chief, Ralph Terrazas, said the fire had been deemed “suspicious”. |
| Fire crews had swarmed the building on the city’s west side on Wednesday morning, after reports of a fire came in around 8.30am. The deputy fire chief, Armando Hogan, said the fire was put out about 10am, about 90 minutes after firefighters responded. Two people were taken to hospitals and six others had smoke inhalation, he said. | |
| In 2013, a fire erupted on the building’s 11th floor, injuring several people and displacing more than 100, the Los Angeles Times reported. | In 2013, a fire erupted on the building’s 11th floor, injuring several people and displacing more than 100, the Los Angeles Times reported. |
| The chief said on Wednesday the building did not have a sprinkler system. | The chief said on Wednesday the building did not have a sprinkler system. |
| The newspaper reported after the 2013 fire that it was not required to have one under state regulations because it was built 52 years ago. |