At least eight people, including a 3-month old, were injured in a Los Angeles high-rise fire, officials say. They say no one jumped from the building, though two people who were contemplating it were ultimately rescued by firefighters.
A 3-month-old baby was among eight people injured in a fire at a high-rise residential building in Los Angeles that city fire department officials said is considered"suspicious."
Los Angeles City Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said the fire began on the 6th floor and spread to the 7th floor of a 25-floor building in the Brentwood section of West Los Angeles. There are no sprinklers in the building, he said.Firefighters working to put out a separate fire down the street noticed flames coming out of the high-rise building just at 8:37 a.m. local time, according to West Bureau Commander and Deputy Chief Armando Hogan.
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