The apartment building fire that sent flames and smoke high into the sky over Pico Rivera possibly started because of plumbing work, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Friday.
Flames rise from an apartment building in Pico Rivera on Feb. 22, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)
The blaze that began around 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the three-story building injured at least three individuals, including a firefighter, and displaced some 300 people. Although it remained under investigation, the Sheriff’s Department tweeted that by “all indications” the fire was “most likely caused by plumbing work.”
Crews responded to the scene at 91000 block of Burke Street two minutes after a call about the fire came in, county fire Chief Daryl Osby said Thursday evening.
The blaze affected only one of four buildings at the apartment complex, officials said at a news conference the following morning. It caused the attic to collapse onto the third floor, authorities said.
Pico Rivera Mayor Gustavo Camacho commended crews for evacuating everybody out of the building, as well as the community for the immediate outpour of donations of water, food and clothing for displaced residents.
With the assistance from the Red Cross, an evacuation center was set up at the Rivera Park Recreation Center.
Officials said rescued pets were taken to an animal shelter in Pico Rivera.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2CfP5xE
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