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Two people were killed and at least two injured in a fire at a two-story Echo Park apartment building on Thursday morning.
The flames broke out at the 1000 block of Bonnie Brae St. around 12:18 p.m. A 90-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man died, while a man broke his leg jumping out his window and a girl was treated for smoke inhalation, reported KTLA and CBS Los Angeles.
Over 100 firefighters were on the scene and extinguished the fire within 53 minutes. Investigators are checking out the scene and are treating it as a "criminal fire" that was "suspicious in nature," and an accelerant may have been used, reported NBC Los Angeles and CBS Los Angeles.
#LAFD 20s - Bonnie Brae Incident - 1030 N. Bonnie Brae, 2-story apartment well involved. #BonnieBraeIncident pic.twitter.com/EpTY2YtqsA
— Randy Johanson (@epn424) December 12, 2013
RAW VIDEO: Firefighters battle deadly Echo Park apartment fire. Watch:http://t.co/quiznf5NFu pic.twitter.com/hchJ3Xf5Ax
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) December 12, 2013
#PHOTO: @LAFD still on scene of a two-story apt fire in #EchoPark - 1000 block of Bonnie Brae @KTLAnewsdesk @KTLA pic.twitter.com/2GkotzDPmV
— KTLA NEWS DESK (@KTLAnewsdesk) December 12, 2013