Warehouse, Reportedly for Marijuana, Burns Down in Downtown

growhousefire.jpg This morning's greater alarm fire in the Arts District that took one building with it was apparently a marijuana grow-house, according to KNX1070 radio. "We don't have any eyewitness reports of interesting-smelling smoke," noted downtown maven, Eric Richardson at blogdowntown. The fire, first reported at 6:40 a.m. on the 600 block of South Santa Fe Avenue in the one story commercial building, took 75 firefighters 37 minutes to knockdown. The cause is under investigation but police are reportedly treating it as a crime. UPDATE: "There's nothing confirmed at this point regarding that," said LAFD Spokesman Erik Scott at 9:50 a.m.

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This is the saddest news all week.

Do they need volunteers to help clean up?

wow!! no wonder it was closed off this morning...Funny thing is I thought to myself I wonder if LAist will feature this story..lol..whatever it is.

I was driving to work this morning and seen santa fe closed off..I thought they were filming or something..Then I seen fire trucks...thought to myself I wonder what happen?..Maybe LAist might feature it if its major...:) thanks!

So *that* explains the alleged inexplicable run on doritos and ben and Jerry's at the downtown 7-11.

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