Los Angeles, CA – Sprinkler system activated for apartment fire

Firefighters, with an assist from an indoor sprinkler system, knocked down a fire inside a Westchester apartment building Sunday.

The blaze inside a building at 7140 S,. Flight Ave. was reported at 4:48 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said.

The department sent 28 firefighters to the scene and extinguished the flames in under 25 minutes, Prange said.

Firefighters used covers to protect belongings from water damage from the sprinklers, he said. Firefighters will remain on site to air out the building with mechanical blowers, he said.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.