About 90 firefighters “aggressively” battled a commercial structure fire in Inglewood as thick, black smoke filled the air.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded around 10:33 a.m. to a building in the 4300 block of W. Century Boulevard.
Aerial footage showed firefighters battling the flames from atop the neighboring Topper Motel and from the ground.
Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries and David Dantic, LACoFD pubic information captain, said earlier they will be transported to the hospital. He also advised people in the area to close their windows, “We do not know what the toxicity is of the smoke … ” he said.
Century Boulevard was closed in both directions between Myrtle and La Brea avenues, and the Topper Motel was evacuated, according to the Inglewood Police Department.Â
It is not known yet what type of business occupies the commercial building, if it is vacant, or what products may have been inside. The cause of the fire is not known yet.
The fire was knocked down just after 2 p.m., according to LACoFD.
Heavy black smoke billows from a commercial building fire on Century Boulevard in Inglewood.Â
CBS LA