Barrington Plaza lacks an internal sprinkler system, fire officials said, and some are questioning why sprinklers weren't installed after 2013 blaze.
A little over six years ago, another fire hit the residential tower, causing extensive damage and leaving some tenants homeless.
Karzen left the building but realized he had nowhere to go. So he crossed the street to a strip mall, where he sat on a small spiral staircase, awaiting word from fire officials.“I don’t know when we’re going to go back in, and I don’t want to leave because all my stuff is up there,” Karzen said. Residents weren’t being allowed back into the building overnight while fire officials investigate. The Westwood Recreation Center was set up as a shelter, but Karzen said he’d likely stay the night at his daughter’s house in Tarzana or with another son in Woodland Hills.
“As soon as I woke up, I came out, and we were all just kind of watching it and waiting to see what happened. It was a ton of smoke, and it kind of traveled” around the corner.Advertisement
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