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L.A. Fire Officials Say 19-Year-Old Man Injured In High-Rise Fire Has Died
Damage from a fire at the Barrington Plaza apartments is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. A fire broke out on the sixth floor, injuring 8 people. David Wagner/LAist
Los Angeles Fire Department officials said tonight that a man hurt during the Barrington Plaza fire earlier this week has died.
Update #StructureFire; INC#0421; 9:00PM; 11740 W Wilshire Bl; https://t.co/3FElC9PyC2; #Sawtelle; The LAFD regrets to announce that a 19-year-old male who was transported in grave condition from the Barrington Plaza Fire on ... https://t.co/GmqTjXlfiK
— LAFD (@LAFD) February 1, 2020
The fire broke out Wednesday morning in the 11000 block of Wilshire Boulevard. It was the building's second significant fire in seven years. The 25-story high-rise is among 55 remaining in L.A. that are exempted from current building code requiring sprinklers.
Nearly 340 residents were evacuated from Barrington Plaza due to the fire -- seven of whom were taken to a hospital for treatment.
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