LAFD's video: KCAL9: Eight Suffer Injuries in Vermont Square Home Fire

On the morning of Monday, February 20, 2023, LAFD Firefighters were summoned to the scene of a large single-family home with fire showing and heavy pressurized smoke coming from the vents. Crews ascended ladders to ventilate the roof, as companies below made entry with hose lines to fight the fire from the interior. It took 57 firefighters 21 minutes to extinguish the flames. There were 7 civilian patients found. Two were transported in critical condition by firefighter-paramedics, while the other 5 declined transport after being evaluated on scene. One firefighter was transported in fair condition for minor smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is under investigation.