Los Angeles, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at shopping center; No injuries reported

A laundry room caught fire Friday at the Sherman Oaks Galleria but the sprinkler system put it out.

The fire was reported at 2:31 a.m. Friday at the mall at 15301 W. Ventura Blvd. at Sepulveda Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart

Arriving firefighters were tasked with ” a significant water removal operation due to the fire sprinklers,” Stewart said.

The laundry room was on the second floor of the mall, she said.

No injuries were reported, Stewart said.