Smoke Rising From Single-Story Building
490 Venice Blvd., Downtown, Los Angeles
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- Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a small one-story commercial building on Venice Blvd in Los Angeles. Crews are actively working to control moderate smoke emanating from the building's front, with additional resources requested to assist.
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A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Venice Blvd & S Flower St.
A Citizen user shows video of police and firefighters on the scene.
Responders updated the location to 490 Venice Blvd.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 490 Venice Blvd..
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Venice Blvd & S Flower St.
A Citizen user shows video of police and firefighters on the scene.
Responders updated the location to 490 Venice Blvd.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 490 Venice Blvd..
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Venice Blvd & S Flower St.
A Citizen user shows video of police and firefighters on the scene.
Responders updated the location to 490 Venice Blvd.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 490 Venice Blvd..
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Venice Blvd & S Flower St.
A Citizen user shows video of police and firefighters on the scene.
Responders updated the location to 490 Venice Blvd.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 490 Venice Blvd..
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Venice Blvd & S Flower St.
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LAFD: [KNOCKDOWN] Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ VENICE IC declared a knockdown at 1627 hours. 78 Firefighters extinguished the fire within 18 minutes of the 911 call. No injuries reported and no patients were found after primary and secondary searches of the structure. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Nothing further.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units AC2 AC20 BC1 BC11 BC18 BC2 E13 E203 E209 E210 E211 E215 E221 E3 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 HR703 RA10 RA15 RA209 RA3 SO1 T10 T11 T15 T21 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14 18; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
LAFD: Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ First arriving companies report a 50 foot by 200 foot single story cinder block commercial building with moderate smoke showing. Firefighters are operating in an offensive mode.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units BC1 BC11 E13 E209 E210 E215 E221 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 RA10 RA15 RA209 SO1 T10 T15 T21; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
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well, tbe toyota building has been mostly empty for years so....
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
LAFD: [KNOCKDOWN] Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ VENICE IC declared a knockdown at 1627 hours. 78 Firefighters extinguished the fire within 18 minutes of the 911 call. No injuries reported and no patients were found after primary and secondary searches of the structure. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Nothing further.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units AC2 AC20 BC1 BC11 BC18 BC2 E13 E203 E209 E210 E211 E215 E221 E3 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 HR703 RA10 RA15 RA209 RA3 SO1 T10 T11 T15 T21 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14 18; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
LAFD: Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ First arriving companies report a 50 foot by 200 foot single story cinder block commercial building with moderate smoke showing. Firefighters are operating in an offensive mode.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units BC1 BC11 E13 E209 E210 E215 E221 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 RA10 RA15 RA209 SO1 T10 T15 T21; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
well, tbe toyota building has been mostly empty for years so....
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
LAFD: [KNOCKDOWN] Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ VENICE IC declared a knockdown at 1627 hours. 78 Firefighters extinguished the fire within 18 minutes of the 911 call. No injuries reported and no patients were found after primary and secondary searches of the structure. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Nothing further.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units AC2 AC20 BC1 BC11 BC18 BC2 E13 E203 E209 E210 E211 E215 E221 E3 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 HR703 RA10 RA15 RA209 RA3 SO1 T10 T11 T15 T21 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14 18; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
LAFD: Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ First arriving companies report a 50 foot by 200 foot single story cinder block commercial building with moderate smoke showing. Firefighters are operating in an offensive mode.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units BC1 BC11 E13 E209 E210 E215 E221 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 RA10 RA15 RA209 SO1 T10 T15 T21; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
well, tbe toyota building has been mostly empty for years so....
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
LAFD: [KNOCKDOWN] Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ VENICE IC declared a knockdown at 1627 hours. 78 Firefighters extinguished the fire within 18 minutes of the 911 call. No injuries reported and no patients were found after primary and secondary searches of the structure. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Nothing further.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units AC2 AC20 BC1 BC11 BC18 BC2 E13 E203 E209 E210 E211 E215 E221 E3 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 HR703 RA10 RA15 RA209 RA3 SO1 T10 T11 T15 T21 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14 18; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
LAFD: Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ First arriving companies report a 50 foot by 200 foot single story cinder block commercial building with moderate smoke showing. Firefighters are operating in an offensive mode.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units BC1 BC11 E13 E209 E210 E215 E221 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 RA10 RA15 RA209 SO1 T10 T15 T21; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
well, tbe toyota building has been mostly empty for years so....
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
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LAFD: [KNOCKDOWN] Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ VENICE IC declared a knockdown at 1627 hours. 78 Firefighters extinguished the fire within 18 minutes of the 911 call. No injuries reported and no patients were found after primary and secondary searches of the structure. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Nothing further.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units AC2 AC20 BC1 BC11 BC18 BC2 E13 E203 E209 E210 E211 E215 E221 E3 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 HR703 RA10 RA15 RA209 RA3 SO1 T10 T11 T15 T21 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14 18; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
LAFD: Downtown Structure Fire 08-24-2026 4:09pm 490 W Venice Bl MAP: https://bit.ly/4callBQ First arriving companies report a 50 foot by 200 foot single story cinder block commercial building with moderate smoke showing. Firefighters are operating in an offensive mode.
INC#1398; FS10; Battalion 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched Units BC1 BC11 E13 E209 E210 E215 E221 E9 EM11 EM5 HM21 RA10 RA15 RA209 SO1 T10 T15 T21; Dispatch Channel 9; TAC 14; LAFD Spokesperson: Jamie Stewart
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building
well, tbe toyota building has been mostly empty for years so....
That’s not Toyota that’s an empty building