Vacant Building Catches Fire in Lake Balboa

Vacant Building Catches Fire in Lake Balboa

Crews doused a non-injury fire at a vacant building in Lake Balboa Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:55 p.m. in the 8100 block of North Louise Avenue, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. A total of 46 firefighters responded and knocked down the blaze in 29 minutes, containing the flames to the structure and some nearby vegetation, Stewart said. “The additional exposed homes were defended from damage,” sh…

Vacant house fire keeps first responders busy

Multiple departments respond to Wednesday afternoon fire in Wamac By JO ALLEN jallen@morningsentinel.com   CENTRALIA — The Centralia Fire Protection District was on the scene of a structure fire in Wamac for nearly five hours Wednesday afternoon.  A vacant triple wide in the 100 block of Apple Street caught fire early Wednesday afternoon. Despite the lack of occupants in the single story structure, trash and debris significantly slowed efforts t…