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A number of people reportedly squatting in the building are being assisted as they leave the structure.

"Major Emergency" Declared As Vacant Building Catches Fire in Downtown

Light Force 10, Engine 9, report of smoke, intersection, Pico Boulevard, cross of Hope.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the intersection.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Pico Blvd & S Hope St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1246 S Hope St.

Have Battalion 11 on scene. I was just copying your reported smoke. We're sitting across the street. We'll be attached here to the incident with you. When we were pulling up, we did see light to moderate smoke coming out of the penthouse. The corrected address is 1246 South Hope. What is your truck doing? Right now we're opening. Alpha side is going to be off Hope. We are opening up on the Alpha Bravo corner to gain access on the interior. Be advised, this is a known...

Give me a PAR when you get down off the roof and when you get down to the outside on Hope Street. IC, this is Truck 9. Truck 9. There's only one company on the roof in that. Truck 9, we're in that. We're three quarters. Truck 9, I want you off the roof. Roger, we're off the roof. We have a PAR and CAR involved, never to call it more. Truck 10, IC. I got it.

Hey, Truck 10 from 209, looks like the entire fourth floor, we do have a good going fire. I'm going to pull these members out. There's nothing to save in this building. Copy. All companies on scene, we're going to go. Battalion on scene, we're going to go. I want everybody out of the fourth floor, and I want both truck companies off. Off the roof.

Copy, Bravo Charlie Corner, we're going to go ahead and attach Truck 9, need you to go to the roof. Truck 10 from between. Light Truck 10, what's your location? Copy, 4th floor 209, what's your location? Truck 10 from Engine 209. Truck 10, Engine 209 members are on the... 4th floor.

Hey, Truck 10 from Truck 9 AO, we have a small surface fire up here on the roof. It's extending from that fourth floor up onto the roof. Copy, fire on the roof. Truck 10 from Battalion 11, I'm still on scene with you. I'll go ahead and reattach you if I can. Truck 10, you copy? Copy.

to be medical. I'll put you on the division 4 with engine 209. Let me know when they make access here on the alpha side. Truck 10 from Battalion 11, do you have the 9 ability to just have engine 209 take fire attack and you take the roof? Copy, Truck 10, we'll go ahead and take the roof. Be advised, building has heavy security as well. Copy.

Engine 9, I'm on scene. Engine 9, standby. Small little rubbish fire on the first floor on the Bravo side. Looks like everything is shaking in here, but we will check the rest of the floor. Roger, I'll leave it with Life Force 10, Engine 209, and Rescue 10. Truck 10 from IC, you can put it out. Copy, IC will copy. Go ahead.

Problematic vacancy, with an occupancy. We've got Engine 209 accessing from the, it's going to be the as well, to assist with location. roger, so just your truck right now and Engine 209 and then Rescue 10 on scene, is that correct? That is correct. We will have Rescue 10 stand by as medical. Yeah, Rescue 10 is going to be...

Yeah. 9th, go ahead. We're going to go ahead and go up top. We're accessing the Charlie side. See if you can gain access on the Bravo side. It's heavily fortified, vacant, four-story, a lot of homeless access. And we're trying to identify the exact location of the smoke. That access on the Bravo side. Truck 10, we're truck 9 on TAC.

Truck 10 from Engine 209, be advised, we do have several people inside this building. We're going to go ahead and clear the floor, so you're going to start having a few people come in and out of the building. Copy, 209.

Truck 9, you're going to take the roof, coordinate with Truck 10. Truck 10, you're going to be with 209. 209, you're going to be division. Truck 9, copy, we have the roof. Battalion 11, you copy? Truck 9's on scene, we have the roof.

Looks like we do have good involvement on the fourth floor. We're going to attempt to pull the line up, attempt to put water on it, but we may be taking a defensive posture on this. Copy, just be careful on the floor. If you need to take a defensive posture, let me know and we'll go ahead and pull you guys out. Copy that. Hey, have the next incoming company open up the entire first floor. This fire was buttoned up pretty good. Copy.

Roger, I'm familiar with it.Battalion 11 from Truck 9, units attached, we're on Code 4. Engine 209, Truck 10, we'll be able to handle this small rubbish fire. We made entry on the Charlie side through an open portal. Engine 209 from Battalion 11, where's the fire at? And have you looked at the upper floors just to check for people and conditions on the upper floors? Engine 209, we're on Code 4.

Truck 11, are you on scene? Truck 11 on scene. Start opening up the occupancy, let's start on the Hope side, on the Alpha side, let's open up this occupancy. Engine 9 on scene. Battalion 11. Engine 2, do you have space up there for a backup company?

Truck 10 for me, Truck 9 on the TAC. Copy, Truck 9. Right now we're trying to identify the exact location. We've got Truck 10 trying to open up from the, it's going to be the outside. Hey, roger that. Hey, just to be advised, this is in 1246 South Oak, the margin. Truck 10, you have...

Firefighters are working to quell the flames on the roof and the inside of a building.

Metro from Hope IC, what's my incident clock? Just a little update, all companies on scene are getting a good handle on the fire. We are still in defensive mode. We should have a knockdown here shortly. We do not anticipate adding any additional resources. Hope IC, you have about 45 minutes on the incident clock. Metro from Hope IC, copy. 45 minutes on incident clock.

A "major emergency" has been declared due to the fire ripping through a vacant building, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. A number of people reportedly squatting in the building are being assisted as they leave the structure.

Go ahead, truck. Hey, when you're done down there, most of the hot spots up here are the next four up. Just, uh, grab the HFD quarter and come up here when you're done, and we'll knock some of these hot spots up. We're doing a second research at this time. Also, when you guys come out, try to just do a quick secondary. Make sure there's no bodies, and then come up here and we'll put these hot spots out. Copy that. Just be advised, we do have a couple of rooms with hot spots, so we're just trying to get a good extinguishment. Copy that.

Firefighters are conducting a secondary search and working to extinguish remaining hot spots in the building.