A large fireplace ripped by an auto elements retailer off a serious Hollywood thoroughfare Saturday afternoon, destroying the enterprise and damaging two adjoining eating places.
The Los Angeles Hearth Division mentioned the Autozone on the 1300 block of Highland Avenue on the intersection of Fountain Avenue was engulfed when firefighters arrived after a 911 name at 4:21 p.m.
The blaze was contained by 6:30 p.m., mentioned Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Hearth Division. No accidents had been reported.
Humphrey mentioned the auto retailer was “destroyed.” He mentioned the fireplace additionally broken a Fats Sal’s deli and the Sushi Ajito restaurant, that are subsequent door to the auto elements retailer within the small buying middle.
Hearth officers had not decided the trigger, Humphrey mentioned. A 911 caller reported an “explosion” associated to a battery difficulty, Humphrey mentioned.
“It’s unclear what sort of battery or if it was a part of stock,” he mentioned.
Firefighters had been working with environmental officers to “comprise as a lot of the runoff as attainable,” Humphrey mentioned, citing “chemical substances, motor oil and cleansing” merchandise within the auto elements retailer.
Officers mentioned the fireplace stayed throughout the buying middle and didn’t harm close by companies and residences. They mentioned the world round Highland and Fountain avenues could be closed by no less than the early morning.