Fire Destroys North Hollywood Food Supply Business

NORTH HOLLYWOOD- A fast moving fire Friday evening ripped through Hy-Grade Food Supply. The quick work of the Los Angeles Fire Department saves adjacent businesses.



Just after 7:30 PM on August 15, 2014 the LAFD received multiple 911 calls reporting fire coming from a building at 7440 North Fulton Avenue. Firefighters arrived quickly to find flames through the roof of a 75' by 75' one story industrial building.

Firefighters aggressively attacked flames so intense they had melted a steel door. The fire behavior led to a coordinated retreat and defensive firefight with large hose streams.

A total of 118 firefighters, under the command of Assistant Chief Timothy Ernst, fully extinguished the blaze in just under an hour. The fire was confined to the business of origin, limiting damage to adjoining businesses. One firefighter was medically evaluated but didn't require treatment and was able to return to work.

The LAFD will maintain a fire watch overnight and at daybreak will begin salvage and overhaul. Dollar loss from this destructive blaze is still being tabulated. The cause of the fire remains under active investigation.

Dispatched Units: E81 E289 E89 T89 RA89 RA889 E102 E260 T60 EM14 BC10 BC14 E60 E7 E39 E77 E290 E90 T90 E275 T75 E278 T78 DC3 EM11 BC12 T88 E288 UR88 E27 UR27 BC5 T39 E239 SQ21 RA81 RA7 AR2 E98 E76 EA1 RT83 RA909

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Submitted by Katherine Main, Spokesperson
Los Angeles Fire Department