{"id":202249,"date":"2026-03-03T14:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202249\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:25:12","slug":"woman-jumps-from-2nd-floor-window-to-escape-burning-los-angeles-fourplex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202249\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman jumps from 2nd-floor window to escape burning Los Angeles fourplex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman made a dramatic escape early Tuesday after flames erupted inside a two\u2011story fourplex in Los Angeles\u2019 Historic South\u2011Central neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Firefighters rushed to the 200 block of West 43rd Street around 1:40 a.m. after reports that people might be trapped inside the burning building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neighbors directed crews to a woman who had jumped from a second\u2011story window onto a small roof area, news video service KNN reported.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A woman jumps from a second story window to escape a fire in Historic South-Central Los Angeles\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bea3eec7fac292f991c544ecf970d849.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A woman jumps from a second story window to escape a fire in Historic South-Central Los Angeles on March 3, 2026. (KNN)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Crews respond to a fire with reports of people trapped in Historic South-Central\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bf426531c48e317eb48bd5fe02d12a5b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews respond to a fire with reports of people trapped in Historic South-Central on March 3, 2026. (KNN)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Crews respond to a fire with reports of people trapped in Historic South-Central\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/becf133dc148c926367318e4ad1f1acf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews respond to a fire with reports of people trapped in Historic South-Central on March 3, 2026. (KNN)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video showed firefighters placing a ladder next to the roof and helping carry her down to safety. She was taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, crews attacked the flames both inside the building and through roof ventilation, the department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 60 firefighters knocked down the fire in about 40 minutes. The cause remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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