The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified for the fire by the building’s automatic fire alarm system at 8:14 p.m., according to department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Firefighters responded to 5555 W. Manchester Ave., between Aviation and Airport boulevards, where they found flames coming from one unit in the seven-story building.
The fire was extinguished at 8:40 p.m.
Humphrey said the blaze was held in check by a fire sprinkler system and firefighters are in the process of salvage, protecting the building’s contents and water removal.
