There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire, which was reported about 1:30 p.m. in the 9600 block of North De Soto Avenue. The blaze was held in check by the building’s sprinklers and workers who used a fire extinguisher, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The type of business was not immediately available.
Thirty-three firefighters responded to the scene and fully extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to Stewart.
