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One hundred firefighters were needed to knock out a blaze in a 3-story commercial building in Playa Vista this morning, fire officials said.
From miles away, smoke could be seen billowing up from the fire that broke out at a promotional products supplier company at 11869 Teale St. Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
@LAFD Tiel St. Fire from LAX pic.twitter.com/5wr5h19GUA
— Oxnard Firefighters (@OxnardFF1684) September 19, 2015
The fire was first reported at 7:30 a.m., and firefighters arrived on scene to find that a blaze had broken out on the third floor, according to the Los Angeles Times. It took nearly two hours to knock down the blaze and it was out by 9:17 a.m., fire officials said. No one was in the building at the time, fortunately, and there were no injuries. Arson investigators were looking into the cause of the blaze and estimating how much damage there was.
Here are a few more photos of the fight:
Your @LAFD is getting a handle on the #TealeFire in #PlayaVista. No official knockdown. pic.twitter.com/O9ofzqFpaF
— #LAFD Talk (@LAFDtalk) September 19, 2015
~100 #LAFD crews now on scene at the #TealeFire, including those waging the good fight from atop the ladders. pic.twitter.com/u0mQtGuowq
— LAFD West (@LAFDwest) September 19, 2015
BREAKING: 3 story building burning in #PlayaVista. Dozens of fire fighters here. On Teale near Centinela. @nbcla pic.twitter.com/d0N2erOoxt
— Rick Montanez (@RickCBSLA) September 19, 2015