Tall & Urban News

Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story, high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning, 24 January, 2022. The fire erupted shortly before 8:30 a.m. at 255 S. Grand Ave., inside a restaurant that had been undergoing renovation, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Fire officials said they received unconfirmed reports of a possible explosion in the kitchen.

The flames were contained to the restaurant, but smoke traveled up through the building and was seen faintly billowing out the top. There were reports of people stuck in the elevators of the 27-floor high-rise. Firefighters were recalling all elevators in the building and looking for anyone who may be stuck.

LAFD said it was also investigating reports of one patient on a balcony on the 16th floor. At some point, officials said they were concerned about evacuations, since the building is large and has many occupants.

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